Karim Khan, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), is on administrative leave pending the conclusion of an investigation that features extremely serious allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse of authority against him. While the decision was taken by Khan, it remains unclear if he jumped or was pushed, although it has been reported he faced a rebellion from his staff and ICC officials demanding he step aside.
It was recently reported that the timing of Khan’s 2024 applications to the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) for arrest warrants against two Israeli and three Hamas leaders was determined by Khan’s efforts to divert attention from the allegations swirling around him. That Khan engaged in a scheme to nip the case against him in the bud, and abused his office to serve his personal interests, is certainly a plausible scenario.
Israel and its flunkies have seized upon this reporting to claim that it definitively proves that the entire case against Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is a sham, the result of nothing more than the personal corruption of the ICC’s Prosecutor. In fact, it proves the exact opposite. …..more