International Criminal Court (ICC) member states vote to dismiss Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan after allegations of sexual misconduct, according to multiple diplomatic and reporting sources. Several outlets say the decision follows a suspension earlier this month, after the allegations were first raised nearly two years earlier. Reporting indicates the vote is carried out by ICC member states through a secret ballot at the United Nations, with one account stating that 82 of 125 member states voted in favour, citing diplomatic sources.

Khan, 56, denies wrongdoing. The BBC and other outlets report that he denies engaging in an improper sexual relationship with a junior staff member and denies any effort to stop her pursuing a complaint. His lawyers describe the removal process as unlawful and procedurally unfair, according to one report.

The decision ends Khan’s tenure as chief prosecutor and is described by at least one outlet as an unprecedented move that concludes a damaging episode for the court.