ICC chief prosecutor removed from post over sexual misconduct allegations

Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court suspended (File pic)UNITED NATIONS: The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court was removed from office on Friday, nearly two years after sexual misconduct allegations against him first emerged. By a large majority, the ICC's 125-member states ousted British barrister Karim Khan for "serious misconduct and serious breach of duty," the court's oversight body, the Assembly of States Parties, said in a statement. The lengthy and complicated process has pitted human rights advocates, staff and member states against one another at a time when the court is already facing daunting challenges, including a campaign by the United States to "dismantle" the ICC, which was established to prosecute people responsible for humanity's