ICC prosecutor Khan on leave amid sexual misconduct probe -sources


  • World
  • Friday, 16 May 2025

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan attends an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands January 16, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, has stepped down temporarily as a probe into his alleged sexual misconduct by United Nations investigators nears its end, court sources told Reuters on Friday.

A statement was expected later Friday announcing that Khan was going on administrative leave, one source in the prosecutor's office said.

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