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The Wall Street Journal revealed Sunday that the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim Khan, allegedly tried to persuade a woman who had accused him of sexual assault to withdraw her complaint, claiming that publicizing the allegations would damage his ability to issue arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.<\/p>\n

The Circumstances and Pressure
\n<\/strong>According to the report, the accusations first emerged in November 2024\u2014shortly before the ICC, at Khan\u2019s request, issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant. The accuser, a Malaysian lawyer who had worked with Khan for several years, claimed that he sexually assaulted her in multiple countries. She said Khan warned her that filing a complaint would harm \u201cjustice for the victims.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The International Criminal Court in The Hague | Photo: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Khan reportedly contacted the accuser and urged her to retract the allegations, arguing that making them public could \u201charm the Palestinian arrest warrants.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also claimed that resigning would appear as \u201cfleeing from Palestine\u201d and cause serious damage to the Court\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n

Details of the Assaults
\n<\/strong>According to the published testimony, the sexual assaults took place over a prolonged period and in several countries. In one incident, while attending a conference of the ICC at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Khan allegedly invited the accuser to his room at the Millennium Hilton hotel. There, she claimed, he began to touch her sexually despite her attempts to pull away and leave. When she tried to exit the room, he allegedly grabbed her hand forcefully and led her to the bed, where he raped her.<\/p>\n

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Netanyahu and Gallant | Photo: Yonatan Sindel\/Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In another incident, in Colombia, Khan reportedly entered the accuser\u2019s hotel room late at night and lay down beside her in bed despite her objections. She said she tried to keep her distance and pretended to be asleep, but he continued to approach and touch her.<\/p>\n

Were the Arrest Warrants Compromised?
\n<\/strong>The revelations raise serious questions about whether Khan\u2019s decision to issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant may have been influenced by personal motivations. The decision itself drew broad criticism from Western countries, including the United States and Israel.<\/p>\n

Within the ICC, there is growing concern that the arrest warrants may have been compromised by Khan\u2019s personal interests\u2014especially in light of allegations that he attempted to pressure the accuser and other staff members not to report the misconduct.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan has been accused of sexual assault and suppressing allegations, saying: \u201cGoing public will damage the arrest warrants against Netanyahu.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":22566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,8,6,65],"tags":[2210,5452,5455,3760,3727,1480,5451,5454,5453,2031],"class_list":["post-22564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal","category-politics","category-security","category-world","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-hague-court","tag-icc-prosecutor","tag-international-criminal-court","tag-international-law","tag-israel","tag-karim-khan","tag-legal-ethics","tag-sexual-misconduct","tag-yoav-gallant"],"yoast_head":"\nHague Hypocrisy Exposed in Allegations Against ICC Prosecutor - REGA news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hague Hypocrisy Exposed in Allegations Against ICC Prosecutor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan has been accused of sexual assault and suppressing allegations, saying: \u201cGoing public will damage the arrest warrants against Netanyahu.\u201d\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hague-hypocrisy-exposed-in-allegations-against-icc-prosecutor\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"REGA news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-11T14:00:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-11T14:25:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/boogie2988.1.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"By Shimon Levi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"By Shimon Levi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hague-hypocrisy-exposed-in-allegations-against-icc-prosecutor\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hague-hypocrisy-exposed-in-allegations-against-icc-prosecutor\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"By Shimon Levi\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/4d7bc34deb63b02173f4b03d0273ec11\"},\"headline\":\"Hague Hypocrisy Exposed in Allegations Against ICC Prosecutor\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-11T14:00:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-11T14:25:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hague-hypocrisy-exposed-in-allegations-against-icc-prosecutor\/\"},\"wordCount\":432,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hague-hypocrisy-exposed-in-allegations-against-icc-prosecutor\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/boogie2988.1.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"Benjamin Netanyahu\",\"Hague Court\",\"ICC Prosecutor\",\"International Criminal Court\",\"International Law\",\"Israel\",\"Karim Khan\",\"Legal Ethics\",\"Sexual Misconduct\",\"Yoav Gallant\"],\"articleSection\":[\"LEGAL\",\"POLITICS\",\"SECURITY\",\"WORLD\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hague-hypocrisy-exposed-in-allegations-against-icc-prosecutor\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hague-hypocrisy-exposed-in-allegations-against-icc-prosecutor\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hague-hypocrisy-exposed-in-allegations-against-icc-prosecutor\/\",\"name\":\"Hague Hypocrisy Exposed in Allegations Against ICC Prosecutor - 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