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Stephanie van den Berg

ICC prosecutor suspended over misconduct allegations

The ‌International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Karim Khan ‌has been suspended pending a vote ‌by member states following a probe into ‌accusations of ‌sexual harassment ⁠made against him.

The court's governing body's executive bureau ruled Khan had committed serious misconduct ⁠following an ‌18-months ​long probe into accusations that Khan ​had non-consensual ‌sexual interactions with a lawyer in his ​office, a diplomatic ​source briefed on the decision said.

Khan has always denied the charges.

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