US EditionQatar-Linked Spy Operation Targeted ICC Prosecutor Accuser, Guardian Reports
Qatar hired private intelligence firms to investigate a sexual misconduct accuser of ICC prosecutor Karim Khan, focusing on personal data and alleged Israel links, none found.
- On Thursday, The Guardian reported that Qatar orchestrated a covert intelligence campaign to discredit an ICC staffer who accused Karim Khan, hiring Highgate and Elicius Intelligence to investigate her.
- Khan's actions last year intensified pressure after he requested ICC arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, linking scrutiny of the court to emerging misconduct allegations.
- Investigators retrieved passport details, private emails and travel history from the complainant and probed family records including her young son but found no evidence of ties to Israel.
- On Friday, Qatar denounced the allegations as `unfounded allegations` by `bad actors`, Highgate denied targeting individuals or Qatar contracts, and Khan, ICC chief prosecutor, denies claims while the ICC oversight body requested an external investigation last year.
- Broader context includes revelations that investigations revealed a nine-year Israeli campaign against the ICC, intensifying scrutiny, while Qatar pointed to dismissed US legal efforts against Qatar Charity involving fabricated evidence.
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Qatar says ’bad actors’ attempting to derail Gaza mediation
Qatar condemned on Friday what it called unfounded allegations by "bad actors" after The Guardian reported the country had attempted to discredit a woman who accused the ICC's chief prosecutor of sexual misconduct. Karim Khan is currently on leave pending an investigation into the allegations. The allegations were brought against the British lawyer after he successfully requested an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against Israeli Pri…
A woman who accused the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim Khan of sexual assault has been targeted in a covert operation by private British intelligence firms, The Guardian has learned, in a move that was ordered by Qatar to discredit her.
Khan, the prosecutor who issued the arrest warrant against Netanyahu, was accused of sexual harassment by a 30-year-old lawyer.
‘Qatar paid intel firm to discredit woman accusing ICC prosecutor of abuse’
“Guardian” reports effort aimed to discredit Karim Khan’s alleged victim and tie her to Israel, but nothing was found proving such a connection.The post ‘Qatar paid intel firm to discredit woman accusing ICC prosecutor of abuse’ appeared first on JNS.org.
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