Overview
- The ICC’s executive Bureau suspended Karim Khan on June 8 and recommended a finding of “serious misconduct,” prompting a referral to the full Assembly of States Parties for a final decision.
- Britain’s Bar Standards Board imposed an immediate interim suspension on June 19 and said an interim suspension panel will review the case within four weeks.
- A United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services probe reported evidence of nonconsensual contact by Khan with a former aide, while a three-judge panel appointed by the Assembly concluded the UN facts did not establish misconduct under the applicable legal framework.
- Khan strongly denies the allegations and his lawyers have said they will challenge the Bureau’s decision and pursue all legal avenues to protect his rights.
- The 125-member Assembly must first vote by a two-thirds majority to uphold a misconduct finding and then an absolute majority of 63 votes to remove Khan, a process that could reshape how member states exercise political oversight of the court and affect ongoing high-profile investigations.