Le Monde: 'Majority' of ICC bureau members support Karim Khan exoneration report A majority of states among the 21 members of the executive bureau of the International Criminal Court's ruling body are in favour of upholding the findings of a judicial panel which cleared chief prosecutor Karim Khan of wrongdoing, according to French newspaper Le Monde. Le Monde's report comes after Middle East Eye revealed that the three-judge panel had concluded that a United Nations investigation into accusations of alleged sexual misconduct had failed to establish any misconduct or breach of duty on Khan's part. The report also appeared to corroborate MEE's reporting earlier this week that a minority of states on the bureau of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), the court's ruling body, are calling for the judges' report to be ignored, and for the ASP to draw its own conclusions from the investigation into Khan by the UN’s Office for Internal Oversight Services (OIOS). “According to several diplomatic sources, a majority of states want to follow the judges’ conclusions, while others oppose this,” Le Monde said. Read more: Le Monde: 'Majority' of ICC bureau members support Karim Khan exoneration report Karim Khan, the International Criminal Court chief prosecutor, has been on a leave of absence since May 2025 pending the result of the misconduct investigation (Reuters)
March 27, 2026