The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, has been suspended pending a vote by member states on his fate, the court’s governing body said on Monday. This decision followed a probe into accusations of sexual harassment made against him.
According to a Reuters report, the court’s governing body’s executive bureau ruled that Khan had committed serious misconduct following an 18-month-long probe into accusations that Khan had non-consensual sexual interactions with a lawyer in his office. Khan has always denied the charges.
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The ICC’s governing body will send its conclusion to all 125 ICC member states, who are expected to put Khan’s possible removal from office to a vote at a later date. The suspension marks a significant development for the international tribunal, which prosecutes war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
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