Member states vote to remove British barrister found to have committed serious misconduct over alleged sexual abuseThe prosecutor of the international criminal court, Karim Khan, has been removed from office after the court’s oversight body found he had committed serious misconduct in connection to allegations of sexual abuse.The ICC’s member states voted on Friday to oust the British prosecutor in an unprecedented move that concludes a damaging episode for the court two years after the allegations were first raised. ICC member states remove Prosecutor Karim Khan by majority vote Member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) voted on Friday by a majority to remove Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan over misconduct claims, during a special session at the United Nations headquarters in New York. According to diplomatic sources, 82 out of the court's 125 members voted by a secret ballot to dismiss the prosecutor, surpassing the absolute majority threshold (63) needed for removal.
Thirteen voted against removal, while 15 abstained. It is the first time in the ICC's 24-year history that member states have voted to remove a sitting chief prosecutor from office. Members of the International Criminal Court have reportedly voted to remove Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan from his office amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
Member states of the International Criminal Court voted on Friday to dismiss Karim Khan as prosecutor following allegations of sexual misconduct, according to two diplomatic sources. Speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter, the sources said that 82 of the court’s 125 member states voted in favour of the prosecutor’s removal. Khan, 56, denies any wrongdoing and his lawyers have called the process that led to the vote unlawful, procedurally unfair and unsupported by...
Member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday voted to dismiss Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan following allegations of sexual misconduct, diplomatic sources said. ICC member states remove prosecutor Karim Khan by majority vote Submitted by Sondos Asem on Fri, 07/24/2026 - 16:05 Members of the International Criminal Court voted in New York to dismiss the chief prosecutor over misconduct claims President of the Assembly of States Parties, Paivi Kaukoranta, chairs the special session on 24 July 2026 (Reuters) Off Member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) voted by a majority on Friday to remove chief prosecutor Karim Khan over misconduct claims, during a special session at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The removal decision takes immediate effect, and elections for a new prosecutor will follow.
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Friday's misconduct vote focused on allegations of a sexual relationship between Khan and a member of his office staff. Member states were asked to vote on the findings of the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties, the court's executive body, which concluded that "the evidence establishes beyond reasonable doubt" that Khan "engaged in a sexual relationship" with the complainant. It argued that "in the context of that power imbalance a sexual relationship could never be appropriate".
Khan denied that any sexual relationship had taken place, while the complainant’s account - which was the focus of an investigation by the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) - centred on allegations of non-consensual conduct. In an interview with CNN last week, which was her first public appearance in connection with the case, the complainant stood by the allegation of non-consensual sexual conduct. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Khan told MEE in May that, if dismissed, he would appeal the removal before the administrative tribunal of the International Labour Organization, the body to which ICC staff may appeal employment decisions.
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