The international criminal court’s prosecutor, Karim Khan, has been accused of misconduct towards a member of his office, the court’s governing body has said.
The unspecified allegation, which Khan said there is “no truth to”, comes as a panel of judges at the ICC considers applications for arrest warrants he filed against the Israeli prime minister and defence minister for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
In response to the president’s statement, Khan said: “There is no truth to suggestions of such misconduct. I have worked in diverse contexts for 30 years and there has never been such a complaint lodged against me by anyone.”
In his statement, Khan also made apparent reference to the attacks he has faced over the arrest warrants sought for Israeli leaders, as well as a Guardian investigation, published in May, which revealed how Israeli intelligence attempted over a nine-year period to undermine, influence and allegedly intimidate the ICC chief prosecutor’s office.
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