ICC moves ahead with disciplinary proceedings against chief prosecutor Khan, WSJ reports


Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan talks while waiting for former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to appear via video link before the International Criminal Court (ICC), in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, March 14, 2025. Peter Dejong/Pool via REUTERS

April 1 (Reuters) - ⁠The International Criminal ⁠Court's member states voted ‌on Wednesday to move ahead with disciplinary proceedings against ​Chief Prosecutor Karim ⁠Khan after ⁠receiving two reports of sexual-assault ⁠allegations ‌against him, the Wall Street ⁠Journal reported, citing officials familiar ​with ‌the vote.

Reuters could not ⁠immediately ​verify the report.

Khan, who investigates war crimes, ⁠crimes against humanity and ​genocide, has stepped aside temporarily pending an investigation ⁠into accusations of a non-consensual sexual relationship with a lawyer in ​his office. ⁠He rejects any allegations ​of wrongdoing.

(Reporting ‌by Mrinmay Dey in ​Mexico City; Editing by Neil Fullick)

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