ICC Alters Voting Procedure Before July Decision on Prosecutor Karim Khan's Removal
The executive body of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has approved a change to the voting process for deciding whether Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan should be removed from office.
Under the revised procedure, member states will cast a single vote that combines both the bureau's finding of "serious misconduct" and the decision to dismiss Khan. Previously, the process was expected to involve two separate votes—one to determine whether misconduct had occurred and another on removal if serious misconduct was established.
The change was approved by a majority of the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties during a meeting on Monday. The Assembly, representing the ICC's 125 member states, is scheduled to vote on Khan's future at the United Nations headquarters in New York on 24 July.
Last month, the bureau concluded by a two-thirds majority that Khan had committed serious misconduct. However, a judicial panel appointed to review the findings of a United Nations investigation reportedly determined that the available evidence was insufficient to establish any level of misconduct.
Khan has strongly denied the allegations of sexual misconduct against him.
