ICC bureau to pursue case against Karim Khan despite judges’ ruling

ICC bureau to pursue case against Karim Khan despite judges’ ruling Submitted by Sondos Asem on Wed, 04/01/2026 - 16:17 Majority of states on court's ruling body rejects judges' report which cleared chief prosecutor, though they have yet to determine what misconduct they believe he has committed Karim Khan, the International Criminal Court chief prosecutor, has been on a leave of absence since May 2025 pending the result of a misconduct investigation (Reuters) Off A majority of members on the governing body of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday backed a motion stating that Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan may have committed some form of misconduct, diplomatic sources with knowledge of the matter told Middle East Eye. The preliminary vote by the 21-member executive bureau of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) comes less than a month after a panel of judges appointed by the same body concluded that a UN investigation had not established any "misconduct or breach of duty" by Khan. However, Middle East Eye can reveal that a group of predominantly western and European states voted on Wednesday to disregard the opinion of the judges and to make their own assessment based on the evidence presented in the UN report.