Lindsey Graham demands ICC reveal details of probe into prosecutor Khan's misconduct allegations

"The timing of nan allegations is troubling, and only compounds nan different beardown legal, jurisdictional, and prudential objections I person expressed regarding nan Prosecutor’s determination to activity apprehension warrants."

On May 20, Khan requested apprehension warrants for Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, arsenic good arsenic Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh and Mohammed Deif. All 3 Hamas leaders person been killed successful nan past year. 

Khan’s exertion was unprecedented – nan first clip nan criminal tribunal had sought arrests for Western-allied officials. 

Graham said that anterior to Khan’s warrants, he on pinch a group of senators was moving to impulse Khan to "adhere to nan Rome Statute" and person a speech pinch Israeli officials earlier moving guardant pinch their prosecution. 

On May 20, Khan was group to travel to Israel to meet pinch officials location earlier deciding whether to move guardant pinch nan warrant requests. 

But he ne'er showed up. 

He publically announced his warrant requests without immoderate informing to nan Israelis who had planned to make their lawsuit against them, according to Graham. 

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Sen. Lindsey Graham is demanding answers connected reporting that ICC charismatic Karim Khan was accused of intersexual misconduct astatine nan aforesaid clip he was pursuing criminal charges against Israeli officials. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Khan, pictured supra successful Ukraine, requested apprehension warrants for Israeli officials successful May.

"It has now travel to my attraction done media reports that Prosecutor Khan was facing allegations of misconduct astir nan aforesaid time, and nan solution of this matter remains a mystery," nan legislator wrote successful nan letter. 

"The abrupt determination to cancel this sojourn to Israel, on pinch these contemporaneous allegations needs to beryllium explained, and I petition afloat transparency connected nan matter to guarantee location is nary conflict of interest." 

Graham said he was "shocked" to study Khan ne'er showed up for his travel to Israel. 

"It was a complete alteration of what we were told that was going to happen, and we ne'er really understood what happened – ne'er made consciousness to me." 

But past week, nan Mail connected Sunday reported that astir nan aforesaid time, a female worker pinch nan tribunal informed elder managers astir harassment claims made by different female worker against Khan. The female "was truthful upset she was successful tears." 

The Independent Oversight Mechanism (IOM), which probes misconduct allegations by ICC employees, reportedly questioned nan alleged victim, but she decided not to make a general complaint. The IOM did not motorboat a general investigation and recommended measures intended to "safeguard everyone’s rights."  

"I've ne'er understood what led to specified a alteration successful position. So my interest is, did these 2 events person thing to do pinch each other?" Graham questioned. 

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"We request transparency here. You know, is it a coincidence nan feline is being accused of inappropriate conduct, and again, I person nary thought if it's morganatic aliases not, but conscionable weeks later, there's a alteration of people here."

An yearly report released by nan IOM connected Friday said that connected May 3, nan watchdog had been told astir allegations that an elected charismatic engaged successful behaviour that would breach nan court's harassment rules. It confirmed nan female "declined to prosecute a general complaint." She refused to explicitly corroborate aliases contradict to nan IOM nan allegations that had been reported by a 3rd party. 

The ICC prosecutor’s agency could not instantly beryllium reached for remark by Fox News Digital. Khan told nan Mail connected Sunday: "I perfectly tin corroborate location is nary truth to suggestions of misconduct."

The ICC judges person not yet issued nan warrants for nan apprehension of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, above, and his defense minister (OHAD ZWIGENBERG/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The court’s sheet of judges has not yet issued nan warrants. It took them only 3 weeks to rumor nan warrant for President Vladimir Putin’s apprehension aft Khan requested it pursuing Russia’s penetration of Ukraine. 

The U.S. and Israel are not statement to nan Rome Statute that founded nan ICC 22 years agone and do not admit its jurisdiction. Palestine was granted rank successful 2015. 

Since nan court’s constitution successful 2002, it has issued 55 apprehension warrants successful 32 cases. Twenty-one group person been detained and tried astatine The Hague while 26 stay at-large. 

Israel is besides facing accusations of genocide astatine nan International Court of Justice successful a lawsuit brought distant by South Africa. 

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Despite nan ICC prosecutor's apprehension warrant requests, Graham insisted that nan world rule assemblage does clasp an important role. 

"There's a spot for nan ICC. I mean, for illustration Putin's collapsed each ineligible strategy successful Russia, genuinely is simply a despot."

Graham added: "But bringing charges against nan defense curate and nan premier curate of Israel successful nan mediate of a warfare for nan endurance of nan Jewish group without moreover talking to them, canceling a meeting, conscionable doesn't walk nan smell test. I want to cognize what nan hellhole happened."