ICC Prosecutor Khan Steps Aside Amid Sexual Misconduct Probe

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Last Updated:May 16, 2025, 20:48 IST

ICC Chief prosecutor Karim Khan, being probed for alleged misconduct, is stepping down temporarily.

 Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan, attends a United Nations Security Council meeting on Sudan and South Sudan at the United Nations headquarters on January 27, 2025 in New York City. (AFP)

Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan, attends a United Nations Security Council meeting on Sudan and South Sudan at the United Nations headquarters on January 27, 2025 in New York City. (AFP)

Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan, being probed for alleged misconduct, is stepping down temporarily, his office announced on Friday.

Khan “communicated his decision to take leave until the end" of the UN internal investigation, and his deputy prosecutors will run the office in his absence, it said in a statement.

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