Suspended ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan told Al-Arabiya in an interview Friday that the decision to suspend him violated the court's procedures and was unjustified. "Unfortunately, the chamber violated procedures, and what happened was astonishing, unjustified, and illegal," Khan said.
Suspended International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan on Friday gave his first on-record response since his suspension, telling the Saudi-owned network Al-Arabiya in an interview that the decision was procedurally flawed. Khan was suspended earlier this month after an 18-month internal investigation found he engaged in serious misconduct, including non-consensual sexual contact with a staff member. As The Zioneer reported on June 9, the court's governing body ruled that serious misconduct had occurred, and the suspension will be followed by a vote of the ICC's 125 member states requiring a 63-vote majority for permanent removal. Khan's interview marks his first public defense since the process began. His remarks did not address the substance of the misconduct finding.
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