ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan suspended by UK legal regulator

Khan, who denies the accusations, maintains he has fulfilled his professional obligations throughout his tenure. His legal representatives confirmed he intends to challenge the disciplinary measures. The British regulator stated that a panel will review the suspension at a hearing within four weeks. This development arrives as the ICC faces intense pressure, including U.S. sanctions imposed following Khan’s pursuit of arrest warrants for Israeli leaders Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.

The court’s 125 member states are scheduled to convene on July 24 to decide whether Khan remains in his post. A confidential 18-month inquiry reportedly identified a factual basis for claims of a non-consensual relationship involving a staff member, though the prosecutor rejects these findings. With his two deputies currently managing operations, the institution remains caught between internal scandal and geopolitical friction stemming from its investigations into both U.S. and Israeli actions.