ICC prosecutor Khan on go away amid sexual misconduct probe, court docket sources say

THE HAGUE -The prosecutor of the Worldwide Legal Court docket, Karim Khan, has stepped down quickly as an investigation by United Nations investigators into alleged sexual misconduct by him nears its finish, court docket sources informed Reuters on Friday.

A press release was anticipated in a while Friday saying that Khan was happening administrative go away, sources within the prosecutor’s workplace mentioned.

The workplace of the prosecutor was not instantly out there for remark.

Khan has denied allegations of misconduct that had been reported to the court docket’s governing physique in October final yr.

When the allegations towards Khan emerged, a number of NGOs and ICC employees members referred to as for the prosecutor to step down quickly throughout the investigation, however the prosecutor stayed on.

Sources, who spoke on situation of anonymity to debate a delicate matter, informed Reuters that Khan had spoken to U.N. investigators final week in what’s believed to be the ultimate interview of the exterior investigation into the allegations which began in December.

It’s unclear when the probe will end and likewise what the end result will likely be and what it could imply.

A supply within the prosecutor’s workplace mentioned it was unclear who would assume Khan’s duties on the ICC, which has been hit by U.S. sanctions beneath President’ Donald Trump’s administration and has high-profile conflict crimes investigations beneath method into the Israel-Hamas battle and Russia’s conflict in Ukraine.

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