ICC prosecutor who issued arrest warrant for Netanyahu facing disciplinary proceedings

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will face disciplinary proceedings over accusations of sexual misconduct, it has been reported.

Karim Khan KC, who investigates war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, has taken a leave of absence pending an inquiry into the allegations. Mr Khan, accused of a non-consensual sexual interaction with a lawyer in his office, has denied any wrongdoing.

In a vote on Wednesday by a core group of member states, 15 voted in favour, two abstained and four voted against moving forward with the disciplinary process, two sources told Reuters. The ICC, the world's criminal court of last resort, has been rocked by the investigation into Mr Khan, its most prominent official, as well as US sanctions over the arrest warrants issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, the former defence minister, over alleged war crimes.

A report by United Nations (UN) ‌investigators found a "factual basis" for the allegations of sexual misconduct, and that witness accounts "lend support to her claims.