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ICC member states remove Prosecutor Karim Khan by majority vote
ICC member states voted to remove Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan by a majority, citing misconduct claims. The vote, with 82 in favor, 13 against, and 15 abstentions, marks the first removal of an ICC chief prosecutor in the court's 24-year history. The decision follows Khan's pursuit of arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders and amid accusations of politicization of the disciplinary process.
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