ICC member states reportedly vote to dismiss chief prosecutor Khan
The court’s oversight body said 82 of 125 member states backed the removal after findings of serious misconduct and a breach of duty.
- Member states of the International Criminal Court voted to dismiss Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan following an internal investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct.
- The decision marks the first time in the ICC's 24-year history that member states have voted to remove a sitting chief prosecutor from office.
- In a secret ballot held at UN headquarters in New York, 82 of the 125 member states voted for his removal, comfortably surpassing the absolute majority threshold needed to oust him.
- Khan strongly denied all allegations of wrongdoing, with his defense lawyers condemning the disciplinary process as procedurally unfair, unlawful, and driven by politically motivated pressure.
- The ouster comes amid severe political strain on the court, following Khan's decision to seek arrest warrants for Israeli leaders over the war in Gaza, which prompted the Trump administration to impose sanctions on Khan and other ICC staff.
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Albanese says Khan's removal 'lines up neatly with fight to neutralise Netanyahu's warrant’
The UN's special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories on Saturday said the removal of International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan cannot be read in isolation from the campaign to overturn the arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court looks ahead after ouster of its chief prosecutor
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Supporters of the International Criminal Court were trying to chart a course forward on Saturday, a day after the global institution was plunged into uncharted territory following the ouster of its chief prosecutor over allegations of sexual misconduct.
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US and Israeli pressure over Karim Khan could rewrite the rules and weaken the International Criminal Court
Some institutional failures unfold not through scandal but procedure, with acts of sabotage dressed up in the language of good-faith inquiry and accountability. By the time anyone notices what is happening, the damage has been done. I fear that this is what we are witnessing in attacks against Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Recent developments seem to satisfy goals that the United State…
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