The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation stated…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation stated that depriving former International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan of immunity will help secure his extradition to Russia for accountability regarding attempts to prosecute innocent individuals, while the case defendant rejects all accusations.
Consensus
- Karim Khan was removed from his position as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on July 24.
- The removal of Khan's immunity means he no longer enjoys protection as an international official in states party to the Rome Statute.
- Russia intends to seek Khan's extradition for prosecution in Russia.
- Khan issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova in March 2023, and for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant in November 2024.
- The ICC Assembly of States Parties voted 82 out of 125 to remove Khan from office.
- Khan was accused of sexual harassment by a former subordinate working under him at the ICC headquarters in The Hague.
Points of divergence
- The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed that the change in prosecutor would 'hardly radically alter' the situation at the ICC, which was originally intended as a tool for political pressure on unfriendly countries and settling scores with political opponents. — meduza
- Khan is planning to challenge his removal from office legally. — vedomosti
- In December 2025, the Moscow City Court sentenced Khan in absentia to 15 years in prison for unlawful prosecution of Russian citizens due to issuing 'manifestly illegal arrest warrants'. — meduza
- The Moscow City Court sentenced Khan on December 12, 2025, to 15 years in prison. — vedomosti
- Khan was placed on unpaid leave starting May 2025 until the conclusion of an internal UN oversight investigation. — kommerant
Coverage (6 sources)
- Foreign Ministry Hopes for Release of ICC Prosecutor Who Secured Orders Against Putin and Netanyahu — Дождь
- Russian Foreign Ministry says it hopes prosecutor Karim Khan will be extradited after being removed from office (he is under arrest in Russia) — Meduza
- Russian Foreign Ministry: Moscow will pursue the extradition of former ICC prosecutor Karim Khan — Вечерняя Москва
- Russia will pursue the extradition of former ICC prosecutor — Вести
- Russian Foreign Ministry: Stripping immunity from former ICC prosecutor Khan will help secure his extradition — Коммерсантъ
- Moscow intends to secure the extradition of a former ICC prosecutor after immunity was revoked — Ведомости
Key entities
- Russia
- Karima Khan
- ICC
- MID
- Moscow
- Vladimir Putin
- International Criminal Court
- Benjamin Netanyahu
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- At the request of the ICC
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