ICC prosecutor suspended pending vote on sexual misconduct claims

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Jun 09, 2026 · 571 words · By Al Jazeera Staff

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ICC prosecutor suspended pending vote on sexual misconduct claims Karim Khan rejects suspension as ICC governing body refers him to disciplinary proceedings before member states.

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What happened

ICC prosecutor suspended pending vote on sexual misconduct claims Karim Khan rejects suspension as ICC governing body refers him to disciplinary proceedings before member states.

Why it matters

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, has been suspended from his duties, the tribunal’s governing body said, following a probe into sexual misconduct allegations.

Common ground

In a statement on Monday, the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties said it will refer Khan to disciplinary proceedings before all 125 ICC member states, which will vote on his fate in a special session.

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Claim 1: “the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties said it will refer Khan to disciplinary proceedings before all 125 ICC member states”

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Al Jazeera and other news reports explicitly state that the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties referred Khan to disciplinary proceedings before all 125 member states.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an intergovernmental organisation and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. Established in 2002 under the multilateral Rome Statute, the IC…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court (ICC) provides management oversight regarding the administration of the ICC; considers and decides the budget for the Court; elects j…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_and_vice-pr…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
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Claim 2: “He also sought warrants for Hamas leaders, including Yahya Sinwar, for the October 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel.”

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Multiple sources, including web search results and Wikipedia, confirm that Khan sought arrest warrants for Hamas leaders, specifically mentioning Yahya Sinwar, for the October 7 attacks.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yahya Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar (Arabic: يحيى إبراهيم حسن السنوار, romanized: Yaḥyá Ibrāhīm Ḥasan as-Sinwār; 29 October 1962 – 16 October 2024) was a Palestinian politician and militant. He served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahya_Sinwar

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Karim Asad Ahmad Khan (born 30 March 1970) is a British lawyer who has served as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court since 2021. He specialises in international criminal law and internation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Ahmad_Khan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the start of the Gaza war on 7 October 2023, the UN Human Rights Council has identified "clear evidence" of war crimes by both Hamas and the Israel Defense Forces. A UN Commission to the Israel–…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes_in_the_Gaza_war

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Claim 3: “He has already been removed from pleading in the ICC’s most high-profile current case, against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.”

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Claim 4: “Only the Assembly of States Parties has the authority to remove Khan from office”

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Claim 5: “Khan, 56, drew international attention when he applied for warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant”

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Wikipedia confirms Karim Khan's birth date (March 30, 1970), making him 54-56 depending on the current date, and web results confirm his application for warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benjamin Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949), nicknamed "Bibi", is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as Prime Minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 199…
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Claim 6: “Khan was among the first to be sanctioned by Israel’s ally, the United States”

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Wikipedia and web search results confirm that in February 2025, the US Department of the Treasury under Donald Trump imposed sanctions on Karim Khan.

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web search NEUTRAL — In February 2025, the United States Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on Khan after US president Donald Trump sanctioned ICC officials for ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Ahmad_Khan

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 6, 2025 ... TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find that the International Criminal Court (ICC), as established by the Rome Statute, has ...
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/impo…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2025 ... In February, Trump issued an executive order stating that the ICC “has engaged in illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our ...
https://verfassungsblog.de/u-s-sanctions-on-the-internationa…

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Claim 7: “a move that would require a majority in a secret ballot of its 125 member states. Sixty-three countries would need to support a measure to remove him.”

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Claim 8: “The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, has been suspended from his duties”

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Multiple independent sources, including Deutsche Welle, Al Jazeera, and other web search results, confirm that Karim Khan was suspended from his duties.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is the officer of the International Criminal Court (ICC), whose duties include the investigation and prosecution of the crimes under the jurisdiction…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 21 November 2024, following an investigation of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for two senior Israeli officials, Benjamin Neta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_arrest_warrants_for_Israel…

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Claim 9: “the UN probe found a “factual basis” for the allegations of sexual misconduct made by a female aide”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about United Airlines. No relevant evidence regarding a UN probe's 'factual basis' for sexual misconduct was provided in the evidence section for this specific claim index.

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Claim 10: “He is the first ICC prosecutor to be formally suspended from his role by the court’s oversight body.”

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Claim 11: “The bureau, which is the executive committee of the court’s oversight body”

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Both Deutsche Welle and multiple web search results describe the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties as the executive committee of the ICC's oversight body.

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Claim 12: “Khan has not led the ICC’s Office of the Prosecutor since last May, when he took a voluntary leave of absence”

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Claim 13: “a three-judge panel selected by the executive committee for a legal assessment of the findings found that the investigation was not conclusive enough”

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Web search results from March 2026 indicate that judges advised that the UN inquiry did not establish that Khan's conduct amounted to misconduct, supporting the claim that the investigation was not conclusive enough.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 22, 2026 ... Using this as its benchmark, the judges have advised that the UN inquiry did not establish that Khan's conduct amounted to misconduct or a ...
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/mar/22/icc-legal-advice…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sexual misconduct allegations · In May 2024, the ICC started an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by Khan in relation to one of his assistants.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Ahmad_Khan

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 9, 2026 ... Since the first news was made public in October 2024 that Karim Khan, the ICC's prosecutor was being accused of sexual misconduct, there has ...
https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/156124-what-do-we-know-of-the…

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