Remember the coerced sexual intercourse allegations against ICC Chief Prosecutor Can Cream Karim Khan? His lawyers claimed they were bogus, implying they had been conjured up by you-know-who:
They claimed Khan “has been the subject of an orchestrated campaign” and said he was aware of attempts to “discredit him and destroy his personal reputation through the media, as a direct consequence of his role in issuing the arrest warrants” for Netanyahu and Gallant.
Looks like his protestations of innocence, ehh, flopped:
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan has been suspended pending a vote by member states on his fate, the court’s governing body said Monday, following a probe into accusations of sexual harassment made against him.
A diplomatic source briefed on the decision told Reuters the court’s governing body’s executive bureau has ruled Khan, 56, had committed serious misconduct following an 18-month-long probe into accusations that the prosecutor had non-consensual sexual interactions with a female aide in his office. The source added that the bureau has recommended the prosecutor should be removed from office.
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The allegations against Khan were first reported to the court’s independent watchdog more than two years ago. An Associated Press investigation revealed that Khan was alleged to have seen the woman working in another ICC department and moved her into his office. She later became a regular presence on official trips, according to whistleblower documents.
On one foreign trip, Khan allegedly asked her to rest with him on a hotel bed and then “sexually touched her,” the documents said. Other alleged nonconsensual behavior cited in the documents included locking the door of his office and sticking his hand in her pocket. He also allegedly asked her several times to accompany him on a vacation.
Naturally, Karim does not plan to go out without a bang:
Khan’s lawyers said in a statement that he rejected the decision in the strongest terms, and repeated he denies any wrongdoing. “The decision is unlawful, procedurally unfair and unsupported by evidence,” the statement said.
Meanwhile here’s how I imagine Karim tried to work his magic (while aging myself in the process):
Here's how I imagine things went down with Karim Khan (while aging myself) https://t.co/tFFr4KS1O4 pic.twitter.com/RFN9YqOdjl
— David Lange (@Israellycool) June 9, 2026
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