British law chief seeking arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu 'accused of hotel sex assault on female colleague hours before war crimes speech to UN'

What makes it so astonishing to me is that in any other institution or work place this would be dealt with so differently.

An ICC source said

Think about the Palestinian arrest warrants.

On another occasion – according to testimony made to the UN – he reportedly said

In any other professional setting, someone facing such serious allegations would have been expected to step down months ago,

said Eimear Shine, a spokesperson for The Hague-based Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice

The cases and investigations have been carried out by professionals,

she told the AP

There is no truth to suggestions of such misconduct,

he said in a statement mailed to Agence France-Presse

Karim Ahmad Khanprosecutor

It was with deep sadness that I understood reports of misconduct were to be aired publicly in relation to me,

Khan said

Karim Ahmad Khanprosecutor

In light of escalating media reports, I have made the considered decision to take leave,

Khan said

Our client remains the prosecutor, has not stepped down and has no intention of doing so,

law firm Carter-Ruck said

My decision is driven by deep and unwavering commitment to the credibility of our office and the court, and to safeguard the integrity of the process and fairness to all involved,

he said

Our client does wish to make clear, however, that it is categorically untrue that he has engaged in sexual misconduct of any kind."

Lawyers for Khan from the firm, Carter-Ruck Solicitors, told Fox News Digital on Friday

Eugene Kontorovichgeorge Mason University law professor

Removing Khan is not enough. The entire tribunal, including his prosecutorial team and judges, enabled his blood libel. The scandal points to the inherent defects of the institution - a total lack of accountability."

Eugene Kontorovich, a legal expert and senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation’s Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, told Fox News Digital

Make no mistake: the problem is bigger than Khan. They’re throwing him under the bus to protect the institution and salvage their campaign against Israel. But the rot runs deep. This was never about justice, it was always about a political agenda,

Hillel Neuer, a lawyer and UN Watch Executive Director, told Fox News Digital

Eugene Kontorovichgeorge Mason University law professor

This fundamentally undermines the integrity of the case, and in a normal judicial system, would lead not just to these charges being thrown out, but cast doubt on all his prior cases."

Kontorovich said about the ICC case against Israeli leaders

Karim Ahmad Khanprosecutor

Our client is cooperating fully and transparently with the investigation by the U.N. Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) in relation to allegations that have been raised against him."

Khan’s lawyers continued

Given that the ICC has only managed to secure final convictions against six people for atrocity crimes in its quarter-century of existence, a massive scandal of prosecutorial misconduct should be grounds for shutting down the institution, not just removing the prosecutor."

He continued

As there is a pending request, I can’t offer comment or speculation on its outcome."

When asked if the ICC plans to rescind the arrest warrants against the Israeli leaders, Fadi El-Abdallah, the spokesman for the ICC, told Fox News Digital

Stepping aside helps protect the court’s credibility and the trust of victims, staff, and the public. For the alleged victim and whistleblowers, this is also a moment of recognition and dignity,

said Danya Chaikel of human rights watchdog FIDH

The casualties [of her allegations] will unfortunately be three: You and your family, me and my family and the justice of the victims.”

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