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ICC member states voted to remove prosecutor Karim Khan following sexual assault allegations, in a historic removal. The US welcomed the move, signaling further efforts to undermine the court.
ICC member states voted to remove prosecutor Karim Khan following sexual assault allegations, making it a historic removal from the court. The US welcomed the move, signaling approval of Khan's departure despite the awkwardness of the circumstances.
Khan's removal is significant because it removes a prosecutor who had opened investigations into US allies and were pursuing cases the US preferred to avoid. The US welcomed his exit, which creates an obvious appearance that this removal serves US interests. Whether the sexual misconduct allegations are legitimate is separate from whether they're being used as a convenient way to remove someone the US wanted gone anyway. The optics matter: the ICC is already fragile, and replacing a removed prosecutor with someone more favorable to major powers will only strengthen perceptions that the court operates according to geopolitical interests rather than justice.
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