British law chief bringing war crimes case against Israel 'tried to use Gaza to silence his sex assault accuser and told her 'Think about Palestinian arrest warrants''

A British instrumentality main seeking the prosecution of Israel for war crimes told the pistillate helium is accused of sexually assaulting that she would beryllium harming Palestinians if she didn't driblet the allegations, according to reports.

Karim Khan KC, 55, who has served arsenic main authoritative of the International Criminal Court (ICC) since 2021, has spearheaded movements to apprehension Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Mr Khan past twelvemonth announced his volition to question apprehension warrants for Mr Netanyahu and his then-defence minister, Yoav Gallant, on charges of alleged crimes against humanity successful Gaza.

The Mail connected Sunday archetypal revealed that Mr Khan lodged the exertion for the apprehension warrants 2 weeks aft discovering he himself had been accused of sexually assaulting a pistillate colleague.

And a caller Wall Street Journal probe claims to person heard recordings of a telephone telephone - which forms a United Nations (UN) probe into the claims - wherever Mr Khan tin allegedly beryllium heard pleading for the unfortunate to driblet the allegations by utilizing the plight of Palestinians arsenic leverage.

He is said to person told the complainant: 'The casualties [of her allegations] volition unluckily beryllium three: You and your family, maine and my household and the justness of the victims.' 

On different occasion, helium reportedly told her: 'Think astir the Palestinian apprehension warrants,' according to different alleged grounds to the UN.

The paper alleges that Mr Khan pressured the complainant - believed to beryllium a Malaysian pistillate successful her 30s - into having 'non-consensual intersexual intercourse' connected galore occasions.

In 1 grounds to the UN successful December 2023, claims were said to person been made that the the pistillate was called to Mr Khan’s suite astatine the Millennium Hotel, New York.

She reportedly claimed that contempt trying to permission the country respective times, Mr Khan would marque repeated intersexual advances earlier pulling her to the furniture and forcing her to person intercourse.

The woman, who is joined with a child, is alleged to person told UN investigators that she felt 'trapped' by the behaviour.

It is reported that Mr Khan behaved likewise connected enactment trips with the workfellow to Colombia, Congo, Chad and Paris, and astatine a residence owned by his woman successful The Hague - wherever the ICC is headquartered.

The alleged unfortunate - who is besides a lawyer - reportedly said she was reluctant to kick due to the fact that she did not privation to hazard losing her prestigious job.

She is besides said to person been acrophobic implicit the fiscal interaction it would person connected her quality to wage aesculapian bills for her mother, who was dying of cancer. 

Mr Khan's lawyers told the Wall Street Journal that it was “categorically untrue that helium has engaged successful intersexual misconduct of immoderate kind'.

The paper added that the UN is reportedly investigating whether Mr Khan attempted to endanger those who reported his alleged misconduct, accusation they accidental came from ICC officials.

Mr Khan’s lawyers are claimed to person said their lawsuit informed the US State Department of his question to question an apprehension warrant for Mr Netanyahu earlier the  allegations were made against him.

They besides said that Mr Khan was seeking an outer probe into the allegations.

The father-of-two was elected arsenic the ICC authoritative successful 2021 – the archetypal Briton to clasp the high-profile role.

In 2023 helium was instrumental successful the ICC issuing an apprehension warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin enactment him connected a 'wanted' list. 

But his announcement connected May 20, 2023, that helium had asked judges for apprehension warrants for Mr Netanyahu and Mr Gallant – on with Hamas panic leaders Yahiya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh – sparked worldwide condemnation.

In a furious statement, erstwhile US President Joe Biden said: '...let maine beryllium clear: immoderate this authoritative mightiness imply, determination is nary equivalence – nary – betwixt Israel and Hamas.'

Mr Netanyahu called it a 'moral outrage of historical proportions', portion Mr Gallant branded it 'despicable.'

Rishi Sunak's Government besides issued a ineligible challenge, questioning the ICC's jurisdiction implicit Israeli citizens. 

In a determination slammed by Jewish groups, Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Government aboriginal said it would not entity to Khan's request, saying the warrants were a substance for the courts to decide.

MailOnline has approached the ICC for comment.