The Hague-based International Criminal Court has taken action against British lawyer Karim Khan pending a wider vote by member states<\/p>\n
The International Criminal Court has suspended its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, pending further proceedings over allegations of sexual misconduct.
\nIn a statement on Monday, The Hague-based court said Khan had been suspended with immediate effect pending a final decision by the Assembly of States Parties.
\nThe court said the decision was based on a report by the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), the underlying evidence, written submissions, and advice from an ad hoc panel of experts.
\nWhile the court said related documents would remain confidential, Reuters, citing a diplomatic source, reported that the bureau of the ICC\u2019s executive body had ruled that Khan committed \u201cserious misconduct\u201d and recommended removing him from office. He had already taken voluntary leave last year.
\nThe allegations first emerged in 2024, when AP reported that Khan was accused of coercing a female aide into a sexual relationship. Khan has denied any wrongdoing.\u00a0
\nAccording to the New York Times, UN investigators found evidence that Khan had engaged in \u201cnon-consensual sexual contact\u201d with a staff member, but judges initially ruled that the findings did not meet the \u201cbeyond a reasonable doubt\u201d standard. The investigation reportedly continued in April, with both sides allowed to submit additional evidence.<\/p>\n
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During Khan\u2019s tenure, the ICC issued arrest warrants for the leaders of Russia and Israel, although neither country recognizes the court\u2019s jurisdiction.
\nIn March 2023, the ICC issued warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the country\u2019s top children\u2019s rights official, Maria Lvova-Belova, on charges of the \u201cunlawful transfer\u201d of children from Ukraine. Russia rejected the allegations, saying it had evacuated children from a war zone and reunited them with their families whenever documentation was available.
\nIn November 2024, the court issued warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on charges of war crimes in Gaza. Netanyahu dismissed the warrants as \u201cabsurd and false.\u201d
\nLast year, the US imposed sanctions on Khan over his role in authorizing an investigation into the conduct of American troops in Afghanistan and issuing what Washington described as \u201cbaseless\u201d arrest warrants for Israeli officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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