ICC chief prosecutor defends Netanyahu arrest warrant in BBC interview
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has told the BBC that justice must be seen to be done after seeking an arrest warrant for Israel's prime minister and defence minister. Karim Khan said it was important to show the court would hold all nations to the same standard in relation to alleged war crimes. He also welcomed the new UK government's decision to drop its opposition to the arrest warrants . “There's a difference of tone and I think of substance in relation to international law by the new government. And I think that's welcome,” he told Political Thinking with Nick Robinson . He has also requested warrants for three Hamas leaders, two of whom have since been killed. In a wide-ranging interview, Mr Khan explained the ICC needed to request warrants for leaders on both sides to ensure people around the world thought the court was applying “the law equally based upon some common standards”. “If one had applied for warrants in relation to Israe