The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, is facing increasing pressure due to accusations of sexual harassment. Reports that came into the possession of the Wall Street Journal from the investigation claim that Khan issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after learning that he himself was under investigation in the case of forcing an assistant into sex. This is reported by EuroNews, reports UNN.
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Karim Khan, who has been the ICC's chief prosecutor since 2021, is accused of forcing a 30-year-old Malaysian lawyer to have sex in a hotel room in New York in December 2023.
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The incident is being investigated as part of a systemic illegal coercion into sexual contact, harassment and coercion into sexual acts committed by Khan against his accuser.
The former prosecutor's assistant claims that Khan also forced her to have sexual intercourse against her will during missions in New York, Colombia, Congo, Chad and Paris, as well as at his residence in The Hague. This is stated in her testimony, which is cited by the American publication.
Khan's lawyers said that all allegations of sexual assault or misconduct by him are "categorically false."
These accusations have been the subject of an external investigation since the end of last year. A preliminary internal investigation was closed within five days without any action.
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The governing body of the International Criminal Court has launched an external investigation into its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan. He is accused of alleged sexual harassment.