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ICC prosecutor suspended pending wider vote on misconduct allegations

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By Stephanie ‌van den Berg

THE HAGUE, ​June 8 (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court's ⁠chief prosecutor Karim Khan has been suspended pending a vote by ​member states on his fate, the ‌court's governing body said on Monday following a probe into accusations of ⁠sexual harassment made against ⁠him.

A diplomatic source briefed on the decision said the court's governing body's executive bureau has ruled ‌Khan had committed serious misconduct following an ⁠18-months long probe ‌into accusations that Khan had ​non-consensual sexual interactions with a lawyer in his office.

Khan has ‌always denied the charges. The ​ICC's governing ⁠body will send its conclusion ‌on to all ⁠125 ICC member states who are expected to put Khan's possible ​removal from office ‌to a vote at a later ⁠date.  

(Reporting by ​Stephanie van den Berg, editing ​by Bart Meijer)

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