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Outsider Khan must steer war crimes court through choppy waters

Karim Khan attends a news conference before the trial of William Ruto and Joshua arap Sang at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on September 9, 2013. [Courtesy]

British barrister Karim Khan, an outsider who cut his teeth as a top international defence lawyer, steps into a political minefield this week when he begins a nine-year term as the top prosecutor at the international war crimes court.

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