The United Nations investigators examining allegations of sexual misconduct by the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, are also considering alleged reprisals for the accusations, said five sources informed of the issue.
The allegations examined are that Khan retaliated against the staff who reported allegations of sexual misconduct towards a woman lawyer who reported to him or criticized her treatment of the case, three sources said with direct knowledge of the United Nations investigation.
The five sources, which have all asked not to be appointed due to concerns of reprisals, said that Khan, who is British, had demoted at least four employees in his office.
In a written statement, Khan’s lawyers rejected all the allegations of reprehensible acts and said that he “impatiently waited to cooperate fully and transparently with the external investigation”.
“We refer to you to what our client said before in this regard, including their farm refusals.
“He did not have any sexual misconduct of any kind and, to be clear, he embarked on” reprisal behavior “as alleged.”
Carter-Ruck did not comment if the United Nations investigation included examining the allegations of reprisal conduct.
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Khan promised to continue working by cooperating with the investigation and said that the initial allegations, formulated last October, coincided with a disinformation campaign against his office.
The CPI prosecutors investigate several high -level personalities, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian president Vladimir Putin.
The court issued an arrest warrant against Putin suspected of having expelled children from Ukraine and Netanyahu for alleged war crimes in Gaza. Neither of the two countries is a member of the court, and both deny the accusations and reject the jurisdiction of the ICC.
The ICC investigation on the conduct of Israel led the United States to impose sanctions on Khan, which, according to the president of the ICC, has put the court itself in danger.
Khan has not yet been questioned for the survey, which is carried out by the Office of Internal Surveillance Services (OIOS), the sources said.
The ICC and an OIOS official refused to comment on the investigation into Khan.
The Court’s director of the Court, which commissioned the United Nations investigation, refused to comment on its scope, saying that more information could only be shared once the investigation was completed.
The ICC is a permanent short which can continue individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and crime of aggression in the Member States or by their nationals. Its 125 members include all countries of the European Union, Japan, Great Britain, Canada and Brazil, but not the United States, China or Russia.
