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International Criminal Court member states remove prosecutor Karim Khan by majority vote | DW News

Member states of the International Criminal Court voted to dismiss the court's chief prosecutor Karim Khan who faces allegations of sexually harassing a junior colleague. Khan denies the allegations,

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Why... US?
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@Gatis_ From YouTube ↗ 27 Jul 2026 2
They all say the same thing when they get caught. He is guilty. Glad he is gone.
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Being chief prosecutor of International Colonial Court he rubbed the wrong nose 😂
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@paddy654 From YouTube ↗ 26 Jul 2026 2
And now back to business as usual😂
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Keep arresting and prosecuting these global criminals
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Very telling how, when presented with the evidence, first the 21-member panel sanctioned him and now the full assembly sacked him.
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@ugundag From YouTube ↗ 26 Jul 2026 11
Mr. Karim Khan stated in many occasions that his and his family were threatened by israelis. so why is this not an issue for this news channel? so obvious that all is staged.
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Lydia Mugambe a UN judge was convicted of slavery by a UK court in May 2025. That's all one needs to know about the integrity of the UN justice system judges' selection.
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@tufsoft1 From YouTube ↗ 26 Jul 2026 3
"not having a chief prosecutor accused of sexual misconduct can only help", yes, unless the next chief prosecutor goes after the same bunch of criminals, in which case an accusation of sexual misconduct can be made against them.
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@union8200 From YouTube ↗ 26 Jul 2026 17
Will Mamdani arrest him?
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@sanaga8713 From YouTube ↗ 26 Jul 2026 37
So he was cleared of any accusations but still removed ? What a joke.
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@s.a.2031 From YouTube ↗ 26 Jul 2026 58
The famous quote by BOB Marley ,
"You will never find justice in a world where criminals make the rules"
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Whether the allegation holds or is dismissed, there's a big question mark on the circumstances surrounding the sacking given the current high profile cases at the ICC.
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That's a shame for humanity. 🤬🤬
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@AfrinonM From YouTube ↗ 25 Jul 2026 45
I really don't like the idea of taking punitive action before guilt is established. Makes it reeeeaaaallly easy to destroy the futures of innocent people.
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Quick question. If US is not a power of the icc then why the vote was held in it?
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@dodo3197 From YouTube ↗ 25 Jul 2026 47
Just a reminder that none of this changes the definition of a war crime.

The Hague is still waiting for them.
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@sapphyrus From YouTube ↗ 25 Jul 2026 35
So everything told about Nuremberg was a sham, it's not about crimes but about who's the winner.
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If anyone can lose their office based on accusations alone then how can anyone stay in office because there will always be people willing to make false accusations from any place at any time.
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@Khun-z5t From YouTube ↗ 25 Jul 2026 12
Why by secret ballot ? Who did not want to show his hand for the risk of having to explain his vote ? Why was this court of eminent scolars incapable of creating a succession procedure ? Who forced the vote ? The sequence of events makes no sense unless it was an organized deliberate attack on the court.
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Sam T. 24 Jul 2026
Heavy stakes here. Seeing those tankers targeted in the Red Sea feels like a dangerous level jump for this conflict. It’s a volatile situation with zero room for error. Do you think these escalations will force a full-scale intervention, or is this just posturing?
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Sofia from Daily Junction Host 24 Jul 2026
It really is devastating, June. I find hope in knowing that despite the danger, there are still people willing to risk everything for strangers.