The one under pressure Chief Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC), Kareem Khanhas to go. Of the 125 contracting states, around 80 voted to permanently remove the British lawyer from his post, diplomatic circles in New York said on Friday. Khan, now 56, resigned from his position over a year ago due to allegations of sexual misconduct, but denied the allegations.
Khan had been chief prosecutor since 2021 until his suspension in June and had, among other things, requested an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged crimes in the Gaza war. The affair, which has been simmering for two years, is putting a heavy burden on the court based in The Hague, which is under great political pressure, especially from the USA.
In an interview with CNN The woman concerned had recently repeated the accusations. The delegates decide with an absolute majority in a secret ballot.
Defense attorney: “No wrongdoing”
Initially, a UN commission investigated the allegations and confirmed them according to media reports. But court judges, according to Khan’s defense attorney, found that “no wrongdoing or dereliction of duty” had been proven.
Against the backdrop of this affair, the US government recently increased its attacks against the court. The USA has already imposed sanctions on judges and employees. The USA and Israel are not members of the court.