ICC member states remove Prosecutor Karim Khan by majority vote

Member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) voted on Friday by a majority to remove Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan over misconduct claims, during a special session at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

According to diplomatic sources, 82 out of the court's 125 members voted by a secret ballot to dismiss the prosecutor, surpassing the absolute majority threshold (63) needed for removal.

Thirteen voted against removal, while 15 abstained.

It is the first time in the ICC's 24-year history that member states have voted to remove a sitting chief prosecutor from office. 

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