British Regulator Suspends ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan, With Review Due Within 4 Weeks
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Updated · Reuters · Jun 19
British Regulator Suspends ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan, With Review Due Within 4 Weeks
3 articles · Updated · Reuters · Jun 19
Summary
Britain's Bar Standards Board suspended ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan with immediate effect, adding a second formal suspension after the court's governing body sidelined him on June 8.
An 18-month inquiry found a factual basis for allegations that Khan had a non-consensual sexual relationship with a younger staff member; his lawyers said he denies wrongdoing and will challenge the action.
The British suspension will be reviewed by a panel within four weeks, while the ICC's 125 member states are set to vote on Khan's future at a special session on July 24.
The case deepens pressure on the Hague-based war crimes court, which is already facing U.S. sanctions tied to its investigations involving Israel and past U.S. conduct in Afghanistan.