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ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan to leave post amid sex harassment claims

From Svenska Dagbladet · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, is reportedly stepping down following sexual harassment allegations.
  • The decision was made by the court's supervisory body, the ASP, on Friday evening.
  • Khan has consistently denied the accusations, which surfaced in 2024, and had previously temporarily stepped down.

Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), is set to leave his post due to allegations of sexual harassment, diplomatic sources reported. The decision was finalized on Friday evening by the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), the court's supervisory body. Khan had voluntarily stepped aside temporarily in 2024 after the allegations of sexual misconduct became public. He has consistently denied all accusations leveled against him.

The crisis meeting regarding Khan's future at the ICC took place at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Representatives from the court's 125 member states participated in the process. The ICC and Khan have been at the center of controversy, notably for issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on suspicion of war crimes in Gaza.

Several countries, including Russia, China, and the United States, are not signatories to the Rome Statute, which established the ICC. The U.S. previously imposed sanctions on Karim Khan, stating that the ICC poses a threat to American sovereignty.

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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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