MAK Carim Karim’s chief prosecutor will go down until the sexual probe of rules is over

The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has temporarily abandoned that a probe of sexual violation of the rules was concluded.

Karim Khan will take a vacation to the end of the external investigation, which began at the end of last year, and his deputy prosecutors in his absence will manage the office, the ICC said.

Previous media reports referred to a document stated in Mr. Khan, who understand that it includes an undesirable sexual touch and “abuse”.

Mr. Khan denied the allegations reported by the court leadership last October.

Earlier, several organizations and employees of the ICC previously called on Mr. Khan to leave the post during the investigation.

It is unknown if the external investigation – under the guidance of the UN Internal Affairs Office – will end.

An anonymous source told Reuters that last week, Mr. Khan appealed to the UN investigators for a final interview in the process.

Reuters reports that he saw a letter that Mr. Khan was sent to his staff confirmed by his temporary vacation, and in which the prosecutor stated that his post was maintained under a permanent inspection.

“My decision is due to a deep and unwavering commitment to the authority of our office and the court, as well as to maintain the integrity of the process and justice for all participants,” he reports in a letter.

Shortly after the accusations appeared last year, Mr. Han asked the guardian mechanism of independent supervision (mothers) to conduct an internal investigation into the requirements.

A Later managing the court body decided to chase it outwardly “Provide a completely independent, impartial and fair process,” his president said.

The investigation takes during the intensive control of the ICC and Mr. Khan after his request for his request Oriental arrest related to Israel-Homas war – Including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes in Gaza.

Israel is not a member of the ICC and its government, as well as Netanyahu, strongly dismissed the allegations.

In February this year, US President Donald Trump Sanctions imposed on ICC officials While Netanyahu visited Washington.

The ICC said the US sanctions are being subjected to the court and called on its member states and the world civil society “to associate in unification for justice and fundamental human rights.”