ICC Chief Prosecutor Khan cleared of sexual misconduct by judges: Report

Karim Khan has denied the allegations and took voluntary leave from his position in May.Judges have cleared the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, of all wrongdoing after an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct, Middle East Eye reports.A report by Middle East Eye published on Saturday said a panel of three judges submitted a confidential report to the court’s oversight body, the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), on March 9.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump administration seeks billions from Harvard in anti-Semitism lawsuitlist 2 of 3Israel systematically torturing Palestinians in custody, says UN expertlist 3 of 3Eid without toys: Israeli restrictions drive up prices in Gazaend of list“The Panel is unanimously of the opinion that the factual findings by [The UN’s Office of Internal Oversight Services] OIOS do not establish misconduct or breach of duty under the relevant framework,” the report concluded, according to the sources cited by Middle East Eye.The OIOS investigation was commissioned by the head of the ASP in November 2024 after a member of Khan’s office accused the prosecutor of sexual misconduct.In August last year, a second woman came forward and alleged that Khan had abused his power over her while she was working for the British lawyer.The woman had described his behaviour to UK newspaper The Guardian last year as a “constant onslaught” of advances.Khan has denied the allegations and took voluntary leave from his position at the ICC in May, while awaiting the inquiry’s results. His deputy prosecutors have been in charge of his office in his absence.According to Middle East Eye, the ASP met on Monday to discuss its response to the panel’s report. Under the court’s rules, if the bureau determines that no misconduct has occurred, the investigation should be closed.