00:00The International Criminal Court says the removal of Prosecutor Karin Khan from the case against former President Rodrigo Duterte has no impact on the case itself.
00:10This disqualification from this case does not have an impact on the case itself. So it does not have an impact on the case against Mr. Rodrigo Duterte.
00:20The activities of the Office of the Prosecutor in relation to the investigation related to the situation in the Philippines continues to be led by the Deputy Prosecutor, Mr. Nyang.
00:33The decision to disqualify Khan is due to quote a number of factors that may give rise to an objectively reasonable appearance of bias.
00:40According to the ICC's rules, a prosecutor is prohibited from participating in matters where his impartiality might be reasonably put into doubt.
00:48Back in 2018, Khan assisted war on drugs victims while serving as a private lawyer, thus casting doubts on his impartiality in performing his duties as prosecutor.
00:57Khan has been on leave since May following an ongoing inquiry by the United Nations into his alleged sexual misconduct.
01:04Deputy Prosecutor Mamang Jayan Yang has been in charge of the Duterte case since then.
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