Members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) are meeting at the UN Headquarters in New York to vote on whether to remove prosecutor Karim Khan, who faces sexual misconduct allegations he denies. The vote culminates a two-year saga, with the case intertwined with the ICC's Gaza war crimes investigation and US sanctions.
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani after he stated he is considering whether to arrest Netanyahu during a coming United Nations summit, calling him a "war criminal."
The UK's Bar Standards Board has suspended ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan over allegations of sexual misconduct. This follows a similar suspension by the ICC itself and comes amid Khan's pursuit of arrest warrants against Israeli leaders.
Karim Khan, the ICC chief prosecutor, has been suspended from practicing law in England and Wales by the UK's Bar Standards Board (BSB) due to sexual abuse allegations. This follows a similar suspension from his ICC role, which he denies. The BSB's interim suspension is effective immediately and will be reviewed within four weeks.
Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi Başsavcısı Karim Khan, cinsel taciz iddialarına ilişkin 18 ay süren soruşturmanın ardından 'görevi kötüye kullanma' suçuna karar verilmesi sonrası görevden uzaklaştırıldı.
ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan faces sexual misconduct allegations. A flawed internal review by the UN's OIOS failed to make credibility assessments, leaving a factual void. Member states now grapple with how to resolve the issue, with potential for the executive bureau to make its own judgments.
