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US senator demands ICC release records of sexual misconduct allegations against prosecutor

Allegations of sexual harassment emerged shortly before prosecutor Karim Khan KC applied for arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant

October 27, 2024 12:33
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International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan announces he applied for arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, May 20, 2024 (Credit: ICC)

ByJC Reporter, Jewish news syndicate

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A US senator has requested “full transparency” from the International Criminal Court (ICC) after reported allegations of sexual harassment by its top prosecutor, Karim Khan KC.

“Public reports indicate that allegations of harassment surfaced in early May—just a few days before Prosecutor Khan applied for arrest warrants against the Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Israel,” US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said in a letter to the ICC last week.

The senator went on to say that the timing of the allegations is troubling, and “only compounds the other strong legal, jurisdictional, and prudential objections I have expressed regarding the Prosecutor’s decision to seek arrest warrants”.

Khan’s decision to apply for arrest warrants “took the United States Senate by surprise, and was inconsistent with the Prosecutor’s legal obligations,” Graham said.

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