International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan, who has been accused of sexual misconduct, has lost an appeal to have his interim suspension lifted by the Bar Standards Board, which regulates British court lawyers, the body says.
The Bar Standards Board says Khan is suspended from practice as a barrister until the board or a disciplinary tribunal has ruled on the claims against him.
Khan was formally suspended from his duties at the ICC after the court’s oversight body found he had engaged in “serious misconduct” over accusations he had an inappropriate relationship with a female staff member.
The 56-year-old has strongly denied the allegations against him.
The ICC has been thrust into crisis by the investigations into Khan — its most prominent official — as well as by US sanctions over the court’s actions, including arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. In addition to the warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, Khan also issued arrest warrants for three leaders of the Palestinian terror group Hamas, all of whom were subsequently killed by Israel.
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