Le Monde: 'Majority' of ICC bureau members support Karim Khan exoneration report

Le Monde: 'Majority' of ICC bureau members support Karim Khan exoneration report Submitted by Sondos Asem on Fri, 03/27/2026 - 09:34 French newspaper corroborates details of MEE's exclusive reporting, with one source warning of a will by some to 'put the prosecutor on the guillotine' Karim Khan, the International Criminal Court chief prosecutor, has been on a leave of absence since May 2025 pending the result of the misconduct investigation (Reuters) Off A majority of states among the 21 members of the executive bureau of the International Criminal Court's ruling body are in favour of upholding the findings of a judicial panel which cleared chief prosecutor Karim Khan of wrongdoing, according to French newspaper Le Monde. Le Monde's report comes after Middle East Eye revealed that the three-judge panel had concluded that a United Nations investigation into accusations of alleged sexual misconduct had failed to establish any "misconduct or breach of duty" on Khan's part. The report also appeared to corroborate MEE's reporting earlier this week that a minority of states on the bureau of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), the court's ruling body, are calling for the judges' report to be ignored, and for the ASP to draw its own conclusions from the investigation into Khan by the UN’s Office for Internal Oversight Services (OIOS).