International Criminal Court's members to vote on firing prosecutor Khan over alleged misconduct

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Member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will vote on Friday on whether to fire chief prosecutor Karim Khan for alleged sexual misconduct in a case ‌that has damaged the tribunal’s credibility at a time when the US has ramped up its attacks on the court.

Khan, 56, denies any wrongdoing. The vote on his fate comes just a week after Washington announced a renewed diplomatic campaign to dismantle the ICC, which it says is a threat to US sovereignty.

“The court is already in a precarious state,” Mark Ellis, the executive director of the International Bar Association and a longtime ​ICC observer, told Reuters.

“The Khan situation is a separate but very significant part of the overall perception of the court’s credibility,” he added.