国际刑事法院成员国大会以82票赞成的结果投票罢免首席检察官卡里姆·汗[2]。这是该法院历史上首次采取此类举措[1]。
汗因严重不当行为和与性骚扰指控相关的行为被罢免[1]。据法院监督机构调查，汗与一名初级员工存在不当性关系，并试图阻止该员工提出投诉[2]。联合国内部监督服务处的调查历时一年，从2024年11月进行至2025年12月，生成超过5000页证据和证词[2]。法院监督机构在6月发现汗犯有"严重违反职责和严重不当行为"[2]。
英国律师汗于2021年当选为国际刐事法院第三任检察官[2]，上月曾被暂停职务[2]。他否认所有指控，表示将通过所有可用法律机制质疑该决定[2]。
投票在联合国总部纽约进行，由125个成员国参与投票[2]。汗因受到特朗普政府制裁而被禁止进入美国，无法出席投票现场[2]。汗遭制裁源于他寻求以色列总理内塔尼亚胡和前国防部长加兰特逮捕令的行为[2]。本月美国启动"全政府"运动以逐"砖块"拆除国际刑事法院[2]。
Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, has been ousted from his position following a vote by member states. [1][2] The removal marks the first time in the court's history that such action has been taken against a prosecutor. [1]
Member states voted to dismiss Khan due to serious misconduct findings related to sexual harassment allegations. [1] An investigation by the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services, conducted from November 2024 through December 2025, produced over 5,000 pages of evidence and testimony. [2] The court's oversight body determined in June that Khan had committed "serious violations of duty and serious misconduct." [2]
The vote took place at the United Nations headquarters in New York, with 82 member states voting in favor of Khan's removal out of 125 total members voting. [2] Khan was unable to attend the proceedings, as he has been barred from entering the United States following sanctions imposed by the Trump administration. [2] Those sanctions were levied in response to Khan's pursuit of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. [2]
The allegations against Khan involved an inappropriate sexual relationship with a junior staff member and attempts to obstruct that employee from filing a complaint. [2] The sexual harassment allegations had been pending for two years. [1]
Khan, a British lawyer who was elected as the court's third chief prosecutor in 2021, [2] was suspended from his duties last month. [2] He has denied all allegations and stated he will challenge the decision through all available legal mechanisms. [2] The United States, Russia, and Israel are not members of the International Criminal Court. [2]