International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan has been suspended from his duties following a probe into sexual misconduct allegations against him.
The Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute, the ICC’s governing body, announced the decision on Monday, saying Khan will be referred for disciplinary proceedings before all 125 member states following the results of a UN investigation, which are not being made available to the public.
“The assessment of the Bureau was based on the report of an investigation undertaken by the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), the underlying evidence, the advice of an ad hoc Panel of judicial experts, and written submissions,” the bureau said in a statement.
“The decision of the Bureau and the related documentation will remain confidential. The Bureau continues to call for due respect for the privacy and the rights of all parties concerned, as well as for the integrity of the ongoing process,” it added.
An assembly session to take up the matter among all members is slated to be convened “as soon as possible.”
Khan, who went on leave in May 2025 amid the UN investigation, said in April that he has been “exonerated.”
