ICC prosecutor suspended by UK barristers’ watchdog amid sexual misconduct inquiry
Bar Standards Board forbids Karim Khan from practising in England and Wales, following suspension by ICC
TL;DR
- Karim Khan, ICC prosecutor, suspended by UK's Bar Standards Board.
- Suspension is interim and immediate, pending review within four weeks.
- Khan was previously suspended as ICC chief prosecutor over sexual abuse allegations, which he denies.
- BSB's decision relates to claims of coercive and nonconsensual sexual behavior.
- Khan's legal team is challenging the suspension, calling the ICC bureau a 'political body'.
- The case has caused tensions among ICC member states.
- ICC member states will vote on July 24th whether to accept disciplinary conclusions and potentially remove Khan.