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Venkateswari Alagendra, sister-in-law of the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, is one of the lawyers defending Nicolás Maduro in the investigations that the court is carrying out against him for alleged crimes against humanity.
The medium The Washington Post On September 6, they shared information related to this situation, which they have requested at the ICC.
“When Alagendra appeared before the court on behalf of the (Maduro) team in November, no one objected to his role. The team filed a legal appeal of the investigation,” they said.
They also say that Khan “was very vehemently opposed to it.”
Karim Khan’s sister-in-law: Opinions at the ICC
The chief prosecutor’s office also issued a statement to clarify that the identities of Maduro’s defense team before the ICC are public knowledge.
“The composition of the legal team that represented Venezuela in the proceedings in which the Prosecutor’s Office successfully defended its right to assert its jurisdiction in this situation is a matter of public record,” they said.
They also commented that there were no complaints when it was learned that Alagendra is part of the Venezuelan president’s defense team. “We understand that none of the parties in the proceedings raised objections at that time.”
The Washington Post He recalled that there is “a code of conduct for the prosecutor’s office, which orders its members to refrain from any conflict that may arise from personal interest in the case, including a marital, parental or other close family, personal or professional relationship with any of the parties.”
Investigations into alleged crimes against humanity in Venezuela continue and many governments have requested that an arrest warrant be issued
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