ICC prosecutor Khan on leave amid sexual misconduct probe -sources

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.

(Reporting by Stephanie van den Berg and Anthony Deutsch, editing by Bart Meijer)