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UN completes investigation into ICC prosecutor's alleged sexual misconduct
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on December 12, 2025
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on December 12, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
The UN has finished investigating ICC prosecutor Karim Khan for alleged misconduct. Findings are confidential pending a 30-day expert review.
AMSTERDAM, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The United Nations has completed an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, the presidency of the court's governing body said on Friday.
The findings will remain confidential while an external panel of judicial experts reviews them - a process that is expected to take up to 30 days, the ICC's governing body said.
Khan, who rejects all allegations of wrongdoing, stepped aside temporarily while the investigation was ongoing.
(Reporting by Stephanie van den Berg and Bart Meijer; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
Sexual misconduct refers to inappropriate, unlawful, or unethical behavior of a sexual nature, which can include harassment, assault, or exploitation, often in a workplace or professional context.
An investigation is a systematic examination or inquiry into an event or situation to uncover facts, gather evidence, and determine the truth about a particular matter.
Confidentiality is the ethical principle that requires individuals to keep certain information private and not disclose it to unauthorized parties, often essential in legal and professional contexts.
An external panel is a group of independent experts brought in to review and assess a situation, often used to ensure impartiality and objectivity in investigations or evaluations.
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