The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court was suspended Monday, with a final decision regarding his status pending.

Karim Khan was accused of sexual harassment of an employee two years ago, and he stepped down in May 2025 amid an investigation into his conduct. The body that oversees the ICC, the Assembly of States Parties, will conduct a meeting to decide whether he will retain his position.

The executive committee of the ICC said it derived its findings from “the report of an investigation undertaken by the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), the underlying evidence, the advice of an ad hoc Panel of judicial experts, and written submissions.”

According to a copy of the report, Khan had “nonconsensual sexual contact with (the aide) in his office, at his private residence, and whilst on mission.” A three-judge panel nevertheless found the evidence inconclusive, and Khan has maintained his innocence throughout.

Khan gained notoriety for issuing warrants for the arrest of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top Israeli officials. He has since been accused of issuing the warrants to deflect attention away from his personal troubles arising from allegations of sexual harassment as well as of being swayed by Qatar and private British intelligence agencies.

The ICC prosecutor denied Israel complementarity, part of the Rome Statute that says ICC proceedings are a last resort for countries that are willing and able to investigate their own actions and present their findings to the international community. In May 2024, shortly before issuing the warrants, Khan had been scheduled to visit Israel to examine the evidence for himself, but he canceled the trip and instead issued the arrest warrants, prompting scrutiny into his motives.