DILI – The Timor-Leste Prosecutor’s Office congratulated Dr. Karim Khan QC, who was recently elected as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court – ICC. Dr. Karim Khan QC together with his wife Shyamala Alagendre are close friends of the Timor-Leste Prosecutor’s Office, they always provide support to Timorese prosecutors in various events both domestically and abroad.

On the same occasion, the Prosecutor General of Timor-Leste, Dr. José da Costa Ximenes, on behalf of himself and also on behalf of the Prosecutor General’s Office congratulated Dr. Karim Khan QC who was recently elected as Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, and expressed his full support for Dr. Karim Khan QC, and believe that will carry all the processes in accordance with the principles of justice.

As a close friend of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Timor-Leste, in the past few years (2017, 2018 and 2019), Dr. Karim Khan QC who was accompanied by Dr. Shyamala Alagendra always visits Timor-Leste to share experiences they have with Timorese  magistrates, judicial actors including investigators and police agencies.