ICC chief prosecutor removed from post over sexual misconduct allegations

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ICC chief prosecutor removed from post over sexual misconduct allegations  By a large majority, the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) 125 member states voted to remove Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan over sexual misconduct allegations, which he has consistently denied. The decision marks the first time an ICC chief prosecutor has ever been removed from office  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/24/icc-chief-prosecutor-removed-from-post-over-sexual-misconduct-allegations  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Member States of the International Criminal Court, ICC, removed Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan from his office on Friday,

00:07marking the first dismissal of a Chief Prosecutor in the court's history.

00:12The ICC's 125 Member States voted by a large majority to remove Khan from office following allegations of sexual misconduct,

00:20which he has repeatedly denied.

00:22Khan had been temporarily suspended in June while the allegations were revealed.

00:26Elected as Chief Prosecutor in 2021, the prominent British lawyer led the request for arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir

00:35Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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