Overview
- The Presidium of the Assembly of States Parties voted to suspend Karim Khan with immediate effect and sent the matter to the full Assembly for a special session to decide on possible removal.
- The suspension follows a 2024 complaint from a close staff member and a United Nations commission report completed in December 2025 that has not been published.
- Three ICC judges produced a legal opinion based on the UN inquiry that also remains unpublished, creating uncertainty about the factual record and process.
- Khan denies the allegations, offered to cooperate with investigators, and had already been on provisional leave since May 2025 before this formal suspension.
- Israeli officials quickly seized on the move to call for the Netanjahu arrest warrant to be lifted and the case could reshape political pressure on the court and the fate of its high‑profile warrants.