Ottawa supports ousting ICC prosecutor Karim Khan but won’t say how it voted

OTTAWA — Ottawa says it supports the decision by International Criminal Court members to oust prosecutor Karim Khan, but won’t say whether Canada voted.

Global Affairs Canada says it supports the outcome of last Friday’s vote, in which 82 of the global court’s 125 voting members opted to oust Khan, who rejects allegations of sexual harassment.

The Israeli government has claimed that Khan sought to rush an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes, to distract from Khan’s allegations, which officials have denied.

International law experts such as Kenneth Roth have said the warrant remains in place and was issued through an independent process involving multiple officials.