The International Criminal Court has confirmed receiving a letter from a bipartisan group of US senators calling for the court to investigate sexual misconduct allegations against its top prosecutor Karim Khan, but is declining to comment further on the matter.
The letter sent to the ICC, which was backed by Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin, urges the court to complete its investigation into Khan before deciding on the arrest warrants he’s seeking for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and recently fired defense minister Yoav Gallant.
Senators Lindsey Graham, Joni Ernst, Richard Blumenthal, John Thune and John Fetterman also signed the November 1 letter.
Court officials have suggested the allegations against Khan may have been made as part of an Israeli intelligence smear campaign. However, others have suggested that the high-profile charges against Israeli leaders — brought after the sexual misconduct probe began — were meant to distract from Khan’s misconduct.
Khan has categorically denied the allegations, saying there was “no truth to suggestions of misconduct.”
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