International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fired
The member states of the International Criminal Court dismissed Prosecutor Karim Khan during an emergency session held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, due to allegations of sexual misconduct against him. The vote to dismiss him was passed by a simple majority through a secret ballot, and the Assembly will soon hold elections for a new prosecutor. Khan had been appointed to the position in 2021 for a nine-year term. Since its establishment in 2002, the court has issued arrest warrants in high-profile cases. Meanwhile, it faces pressure and sanctions from some countries, particularly the United States and Israel, due to its investigations into war crimes, including arrest warrants against Israeli officials.
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