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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1780964772036Screen Shot 2026-06-09 at 8.26.02 AM.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan<em>. ICC-CPI handout photo</em><br/></span></span></span></div><p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A key governing body of the International Criminal Court on Monday suspended chief prosecutor Karim Khan as he faces sexual abuse allegations against a member of his office.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/15/icc-disqualifies-chief-prosecutor-karim-khan-in-duterte-case-2342">ICC Appeals Chamber disqualifies chief prosecutor Karim Khan in Duterte case</a></div><p>The 21-member bureau of the Assembly of State Parties (ASP) decided to refer Khan&#x27;s case to the wider ASP that represents every member country of the ICC.</p><p>The bureau decided &quot;by qualified majority... to suspend the Prosecutor from duty with immediate effect pending the final decision of the Assembly of States Parties as the competent decision-maker,&quot; the body said in a statement.</p><p>&quot;The bureau emphasizes that this suspension is not an indication of the final outcome,&quot; added the statement.</p><p>The decision will have little practical impact on the functioning of the court, as the 55-year-old Khan stepped aside in May 2025, taking a leave of absence to fight the allegations that he denies.</p><p>He has already been removed from pleading in the ICC&#x27;s most high-profile case against former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte.</p><p>A special session of the ASP will be convened as soon as possible to discuss the Khan case, according to the statement.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/overseas/02/13/21/britains-karim-khan-elected-international-criminal-court-prosecutor">Britain&#x27;s Karim Khan elected International Criminal Court prosecutor</a></div><p>The 55-year-old Briton hit the headlines when he successfully applied for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant over the Gaza war.</p><p>He was among the first to be sanctioned by Israel&#x27;s ally, the United States, which expressed outrage over the arrest warrants.</p><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3bBZYIwnwPc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>A key governing body of the International Criminal Court has suspended chief prosecutor Karim Khan as he faces sexual abuse allegations against a member of his office.</p>

A key governing body of the International Criminal Court has suspended chief prosecutor Karim Khan as he faces sexual abuse allegations against a member of his office.

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ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan suspended amid sex abuse claims

Agence France-Presse

Published June 09, 2026 08:27 AM PHT

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