ICC prosecutor Karim Khan faces removal vote: What’s the case about?
That decision was made based on a UN investigative report, the advice of an ad hoc panel of judicial experts and written submissions, according to the ICC’s oversight body. How does the process work?For Khan to be fired, an absolute majority of at least 63 of the court’s 125 member states will have to agree in the secret ballot. The vote is due at about 3pm local time (19:00 GMT) and the result is expected to be announced at 5:30pm (21:30 GMT).If Khan is fired, that would immediately trigger the election process for a new ICC prosecutor who is not expected to be voted in before next year.
- ▪That decision was made based on a UN investigative report, the advice of an ad hoc panel of judicial experts and written submissions, according to the ICC’s oversight body.
- ▪How does the process work?For Khan to be fired, an absolute majority of at least 63 of the court’s 125 member states will have to agree in the secret ballot.
- ▪The vote is due at about 3pm local time (19:00 GMT) and the result is expected to be announced at 5:30pm (21:30 GMT).If Khan is fired, that would immediately trigger the election process for a new ICC prosecutor who is not expected to be v
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EXPLAINERNews|ICCICC prosecutor Karim Khan faces removal vote: What’s the case about?ICC’s 125 member states will vote by secret ballot on Friday on the fate of Khan, who faces sexual misconduct allegations.ListenListen (5 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoKarim Khan, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court [File: Mary Altaffer/AP Photo]By Reuters and The Associated PressPublished On 24 Jul 202624 Jul 2026Members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will meet at the United Nations Headquarters in New York today to vote on whether to fire the court’s prosecutor, Karim Khan, who faces sexual misconduct allegations.The vote is the culmination of a more than two-year saga that has put…
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