### [2024-11-11](/feed/2024/11/11/index.md) ##### International Criminal Court # The International Criminal Court announces an investigation into prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan over accusations of sexual misconduct previously reported by "The Guardian" in October. ### Sources: 1. [BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j8dq235e2o) 2. [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/nov/11/icc-prosecutor-to-face-external-investigation-into-sexual-misconduct-claims) ### Related: 1. [Karim Khan, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, requests arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Hamas political leaders Ismail Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar, and Al-Qassam Brigades leader Mohammed Al-Masri for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. ](/feed/2024/05/20/karim-khan-the-prosecutor-of-the-international-criminal-court-requests-arrest-warrants-for-israeli-prime-minister-benj.md) _Context: Karim Ahmad Khan, prosecutor_ 2. [South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor urges the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling on the prosecutor to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity, and genocide. [https:--www.news24.com-news24-politics-parliament-pandor-calls-for-international-criminal-court-to-issue-arrest-warrant-for-benjamin-netanyahu-20231107 (News 24)] [https:--www.timeslive.co.za-sunday-times-opinion-and-analysis-opinion-2023-11-12-arrest-netanyahu-and-halt-the-gaza-genocide- (Sunday Times (South Africa))]](/feed/2023/11/12/south-african-foreign-minister-naledi-pandor-urges-the-international-criminal-court-to-issue-an-arrest-warrant-for-israe.md) _Context: International Criminal Court, prosecutor_ 3. [Prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan announces that the International Criminal Court will conduct a criminal investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine. ](/feed/2022/02/28/prosecutor-karim-ahmad-khan-announces-that-the-international-criminal-court-will-conduct-a-criminal-investigation-into-w.md) _Context: International Criminal Court, Karim Ahmad Khan, prosecutor_ 4. [The Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court authorizes the Prosecutor to launch an investigation into the Philippine government under President Rodrigo Duterte for possible crimes against humanity committed during the drug war. ](/feed/2021/09/15/the-pre-trial-chamber-of-the-international-criminal-court-authorizes-the-prosecutor-to-launch-an-investigation-into-the.md) _Context: International Criminal Court, prosecutor_ 5. [Fatou Bensouda steps down as Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, a position she has held since 2012. She is succeeded by Karim Ahmad Khan. ](/feed/2021/06/16/fatou-bensouda-steps-down-as-chief-prosecutor-of-the-international-criminal-court-a-position-she-has-held-since-2012-s.md) _Context: Karim Ahmad Khan, prosecutor_ 6. [Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda states that preliminary evidence collected from 2016 to 2019 shows there is "a reasonable basis to believe that the Crime Against Humanity of murder was committed" by the administration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during their drug war, and that a full investigation on the matter will be sought. Duterte's spokesman Harry Roque attacked the comments as "legally erroneous and politically motivated", and says that the International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction because the Philippines withdrew from the organization in 2019. ](/feed/2021/06/14/chief-prosecutor-of-the-international-criminal-court-fatou-bensouda-states-that-preliminary-evidence-collected-from-2016.md) _Context: International Criminal Court, prosecutor_ 7. [The Biden administration lifts sanctions that targeted several members of the International Criminal Court, such as Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and human rights lawyer Phakiso Mochochoko. They were sanctioned last year by former U.S. President Donald Trump for investigating allegations of war crimes committed in Afghanistan and the Palestinian territories. The administration maintains that the ICC lacked jurisdiction in both cases, as neither the U.S. nor Israel are member states. ](/feed/2021/04/2/the-biden-administration-lifts-sanctions-that-targeted-several-members-of-the-international-criminal-court-such-as-chie.md) _Context: International Criminal Court, prosecutor_ 8. [International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announces that an inquiry into British war crimes in Iraq has been formally abandoned. In a final report, Bensouda says her office "found a reasonable basis to believe" that British troops committed war crimes in 2003, murdering at least seven Iraqi detainees, however she accepted the UK has taken "genuine action" to investigate itself. ](/feed/2020/12/9/international-criminal-court-chief-prosecutor-fatou-bensouda-announces-that-an-inquiry-into-british-war-crimes-in-iraq-h.md) _Context: International Criminal Court, prosecutor_ 9. [The United States places sanctions on several senior officials in the International Criminal Court, including Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, for launching an investigation into allegations of American war crimes in the current Afghanistan war. ](/feed/2020/09/2/the-united-states-places-sanctions-on-several-senior-officials-in-the-international-criminal-court-including-chief-pros.md) _Context: International Criminal Court, prosecutor_ 10. [Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda announces she will launch a full investigation into allegations of war crimes in the Palestinian territories. ](/feed/2019/12/20/chief-prosecutor-of-the-international-criminal-court-fatou-bensouda-announces-she-will-launch-a-full-investigation-into.md) _Context: International Criminal Court, prosecutor_