UK Bar Suspends ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan, 125 States to Decide His Fate
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Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Jun 19
UK Bar Suspends ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan, 125 States to Decide His Fate
3 articles · Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Jun 19
Summary
Britain's Bar Standards Board imposed an immediate interim suspension on Karim Khan, the former ICC chief prosecutor, over sexual misconduct allegations; a panel hearing must be held within four weeks.
An ICC diplomatic source said the court's executive bureau found Khan committed serious misconduct after an 18-month probe into accusations of non-consensual sexual interactions with a lawyer in his office.
The bureau has recommended Khan's removal from office, and its conclusion will go to all 125 ICC member states for a vote at a special session to be convened later.
Khan, 56, denies the allegations and had already been suspended by the ICC on June 8, making the UK bar action the latest institutional move against him.