ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan removed from office over alleged sexual misconduct

ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan removed from office over alleged sexual misconduct

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The Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute, the ICC's management oversight and legislative body, voted by 82 out of the 125 states parties in favour of Karim Khan's removal, ASP President Paivi Kaukoranta announced.

International Criminal Court (ICC) member states on Friday voted to remove the court's Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan from office over alleged sexual misconduct, the court's oversight body announced.
The Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute, the ICC's management oversight and legislative body, voted by 82 out of the 125 states parties in favour of Karim's removal, ASP President Paivi Kaukoranta announced.
"The assembly has decided by a majority of 82 states parties that the elected official, Prosecutor Karim Khan, committed serious misconduct and a serious breach of duty ... and to remove the elected official, Prosecutor Karim Khan, from office under Article 46 paragraph 2B of the Rome Statute," Kaukoranta said.
Kaukoranta said the ASP has decided that the allegations against Karim are "an internal workplace complaint of prohibited conduct by an elected official against a subordinate staff member".
She called for respect for the dignity and privacy of all those involved as complaints of misconduct, investigations and disciplinary proceedings are deemed confidential matters.
The ASP held a special session on disciplinary proceedings against Karim at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday.
Karim, a 56-year-old British barrister, was accused of sexual misconduct with a subordinate female staff member. He denied the allegations.
Karim, who was elected the ICC's chief prosecutor in February 2021 for a nine-year term, was known for his application for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as Hamas leaders, in May 2024.
Following the release of ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, the United States imposed sanctions on Karim.

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