ICC prosecutor suspended pending vote on sexual misconduct claims

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The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, has been suspended from his duties pending a vote by member states on sexual misconduct allegations. The ICC's governing body, the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties, announced the suspension and referral to disciplinary proceedings after reviewing a UN investigation report and judicial advice. Khan's lawyers strongly reject the decision, calling it unlawful and unsupported by evidence, and reiterate his denial of any wrongdoing. The Bureau stated the suspension is not a final outcome and that details of the proceedings will remain confidential. Khan has recently been in the international spotlight for seeking arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders.

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Khan recently sought arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders.

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Khan rejects the decision, calling it unlawful, procedurally unfair, and unsupported by evidence.

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The suspension follows a probe into sexual misconduct allegations against Khan.

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ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan has been suspended from his duties pending a vote by member states.

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Karim Khan rejects suspension as ICC governing body refers him to disciplinary proceedings before member states.The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, has been suspended from his duties, the tribunal’s governing body said, following a probe into sexual misconduct allegations.In a statement on Monday, the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties said it will refer Khan to disciplinary proceedings before all 125 ICC member states, which will vote on his fate in a special session.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4ICC Chief Prosecutor Khan cleared of sexual misconduct by judges: Reportlist 2 of 4ICC judges stoic in face of US sanctions over Israeli war crimes caseslist 3 of 4Trump administration sanctions International Criminal Court judgeslist 4 of 4ICC prosecutor warned to drop Netanyahu case or be ‘destroyed’: Reportend of list“This suspension is not an indication of the final outcome,” it said.The bureau, which is the executive committee of the court’s oversight body, said it referred Khan after making its own decision on the disciplinary proceedings involving the prosecutor.It said the decision was based on a report of a United Nations investigation, the advice of an ad hoc panel of judicial experts, and written submissions, but did not give details about what it had decided.“The decision of the ⁠Bureau and the related documentation will remain confidential,” the statement said.Khan’s lawyers ⁠said in a statement that he rejected the decision in the strongest terms, and repeated his denial of any wrongdoing.“The decision is unlawful, procedurally unfair and unsupported by evidence,” the statement said.Khan, 56, drew international attention when he applied for warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Gaza.He also sought warrants for Hamas leaders, including Yahya Sinwar, for the October 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel.

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