ICC prosecutor Karim Khan removed over ‘political’ sex abuse claims
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Karim Khan's defence team underscores that the prosecutor was removed while many court officials are under US sanctions.

Khan’s accuser, named only ⁠as Sarah, recently told CNN that Khan had shown escalating behaviour of touching and groping her, recounting a time she said he touched her intimately while she was pretending to be asleep.

Khan has denied any wrongdoing and his lawyers have called the process that led to the vote procedurally unfair and unsupported by evidence.

Khan was leading probes into multiple conflicts, but his decision in 2024 to seek arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant over war crime charges in Gaza prompted an intense backlash from governments and advocacy groups.

Former European Union chief diplomat Josep Borrell wrote in an editorial that the case against Khan is “obviously part of a larger offensive against the ICC”.

  • RunawayFixerEnglish
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    11 hours ago

    Khan’s lawyer says:
    Tayab Ali, head of Khan’s legal team, noted that a judicial panel had “unanimously” determined that findings by the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services “did not establish misconduct or breach of duty by Mr Khan under the relevant legal framework”.

    Versus the claimed reason for firing him:
    “The Assembly has decided by a majority of 82 States Parties that…prosecutor Karim Kahn committed serious conduct and a serious breach of duty…and to remove [him] from office,” the Assembly president announced, calling for the dignity and privacy of all those involved.

    Does not compute.

    The narrative of the icc can be read here: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/07/1168025 Except everything that matters is confidential, so we just have to take their word for it apparently.