ICC members to vote on prosecutor Karim Khan’s dismissal over sexual misconduct allegations

Diplomats representing nations from across the globe will assemble Friday at United Nations headquarters in New York for a special session to determine whether to permanently dismiss the embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), The Associated Press reported.

Fate of ICC chief prosecutor heads to unprecedented vote as US sanctions keep him out of New York

The US has pulled funding from dozens of international institutions, shut down USAID and withdrawn from the Paris climate agreement.

In a saga that has dragged on for more than two years, British barrister Karim Khan has been accused of sexual misconduct with a female aide, as outlined by The Associated Press in a series of stories, allegations which he has steadfastly denied.