United Nations, Jul 24 (EFE).- The Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court removed Prosecutor Karim Khan from office on Friday over alleged sexual misconduct.
The dismissal was approved by 82 votes in favor, 13 against, and 15 abstentions, comfortably exceeding the absolute majority of 63 votes required, diplomatic sources confirmed to EFE.
The decision was adopted at the conclusion of a special session held at United Nations headquarters in New York, where the 125 States Parties to the Rome Statute reviewed the disciplinary proceedings initiated against Khan.
Khan, 56, was accused of misconduct involving a female staff member.
He has denied having engaged in any conduct that could be described as inappropriate, and maintained that there was a campaign to remove him from office after he requested arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his then-Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, in May 2024.
