British lawyers’ body suspends ICC Prosecutor Khan over misconduct claim
Key takeaways
- Khan is the subject of multiple investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct at the ICC.
- In a statement issued on Friday, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) said the suspension was effective immediately.
- The 56-year-old prosecutor faces allegations of sexual misconduct with a female aide.
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Khan is the subject of multiple investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct at the ICC.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan talks during an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands, on January 16, 2025 [Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters]Published On 19 Jun 202619 Jun 2026Britain’s independent watchdog for lawyers has suspended the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan.
In a statement issued on Friday, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) said the suspension was effective immediately. The move comes just a week after the ICC suspended Khan, who has led numerous high-profile prosecutions of senior figures in the conflicts in Sudan, Russia and the Middle East.