Report says vote will likely see most members of International Criminal Court at odds with group of African countries that have backed Karim Khan amid sexual misconduct probe
The International Criminal Court has scheduled a vote for July 24 on whether to remove chief prosecutor Karim Khan from office, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday , citing diplomats and documents.
The ICC did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment and there was no immediate statement from Khan.
Reuters reported earlier this month, citing a diplomatic source, that the executive bureau of the court’s governing body suspended Khan after ruling he committed serious misconduct following an 18-month-long probe into accusations that he had non-consensual sexual interactions with a lawyer in his office.
Khan, 56, has always denied the charges, with his lawyers denouncing his suspension and the pending vote on his removal “unlawful, procedurally unfair and unsupported by evidence.”
All 125 ICC member states will vote on Khan’s fate, with the Wall Street Journal report citing court officials who said the July 24 session is expected to see most members at odds with a small group of primarily African countries that have backed Khan, whose removal will require a majority in a secret ballot.
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The ICC has been thrust into crisis by the investigations into Khan — its most prominent official — as well as by US sanctions over the court’s actions, including arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
In addition to the warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, Khan also issued arrest warrants for three leaders of the Palestinian terror group Hamas, all of whom were subsequently killed by Israel.
Khan has not been at the helm of the ICC Office of the Prosecutor since last May, when he took a voluntary leave of absence pending the outcome of the inquiry. He is the first ICC prosecutor to be formally suspended from his role by the court’s oversight body.
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The Jerusalem PostIndependentCenter2 days agoThe British Bar Standards Board has imposed an interim suspension on Karim Khan, the former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), following allegations of sexual misconduct. The suspension is under review by an Interim Suspension Panel within four weeks. Khan denies the allegations. The ICC previously suspended Khan on June 8 over similar accusations.
Bias read (Center): The article presents factual information without overtly biased language or selective sourcing. It reports on the suspension of Karim Khan by the British Bar Standards Board and mentions his denial of the allegations. There is no clear emphasis on one side over another, and the content remains fact-
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The Times of IsraelIndependentCenter2 days agoThe International Criminal Court (ICC) is set to hold a vote on July 24 to decide whether to remove Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan from office, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal cited by The Times of Israel. The report indicates that most ICC member states are expected to oppose Khan, who has been supported by a group of primarily African nations. Khan faces allegations of sexual misconduct, which he denies, and his legal team has criticized the suspension and potential removal as unlawful and lacking evidence.
Bias read (Center): The article presents facts without overtly favoring either side. It reports on the upcoming vote, the allegations against Khan, his denial of the claims, and the positions of different groups of ICC member states. There is no clear editorializing or biased language that leans toward one perspective.
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