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ICC prosecutor Karim Khan sexual misconduct removal
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JUL 24 · Day 1
ICC prosecutor Karim Khan removed over sexual misconduct allegations
Member states approved Khan's dismissal almost two years after the allegations first surfaced.
Khan issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his then-Defence Minister Yoav Gallant in 2024.
Khan was removed by an executive vote while under sanctions and while the Court was under immense political pressure, according to his lawyer.
“The desperate attempts by Israeli occupation representatives and apologists, linking the vote to remove the Prosecutor of the ICC to the ongoing and independent investigation in the Situation in the State of Palestine, including the arrest warrants against alleged criminal Israeli officials, committing crimes under the Court’s mandate, are highly cynical,”
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