THE HAGUE, June 24 (Reuters) - Diplomats running the International Criminal Court's oversight body have decided that prosecutor Karim Khan had an inappropriate ​sexual relationship with a junior staff member and should be fired, two copies of its decision showed.
It is the ‌first time details of the decision on accusations of misconduct brought by a female lawyer in 2024 against Khan, a 56-year-old British barrister, have been reported, including the recommendation that he be dismissed.

"The evidence establishes beyond a reasonable doubt that the prosecutor (...) engaged in a sexual relationship with (the victim)," a copy of the June 8 decision reviewed by Reuters said. The relationship started in March 2023 and "escalated over time and that, in the context ​of that power imbalance, a sexual relationship could never be appropriate".
The 27-page document, shown to Reuters by two independent sources, said Khan committed a ​serious breach of duty and serious misconduct.
"His behaviour escalated over time resulting in him engaging in non-consensual sexual contact with her in his office, at his ‌private residence ⁠and whilst on mission," the document quoted the U.N. report as having found.
The bureau recommended "removal from office of the elected official, prosecutor Karim Khan," the document said.