The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has been suspended from duty over alleged sexual abuse claims made by a member of his office.

• Karim Khan was suspended by the 21-member bureau of the Assembly of State Parties (ASP).
• The 55-year-old British prosecutor denies the allegations and had already stepped aside effective May 2025.
• This suspension comes after he secured arrest warrants against Israeli officials, including Benjamin Netanyahu, over the Gaza war.

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has been suspended following accusations of sexual misconduct.

• Karim Khan is suspended pending a vote by ICC member states on his removal from office.
• The ICC's governing body, the executive bureau, ruled that Khan committed serious misconduct after an 18-month probe.
• A diplomatic source stated the bureau recommended Khan's removal, though reports on the evidence have been conflicting.

The Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties, the International Criminal Court (ICC)'s governing body, has suspended Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan pending disciplinary proceedings over sexual misconduct allegations.

• The ICC's governing body, comprising 125 member states, will consider the findings during a special session.
• Karim Khan, the ICC Chief Prosecutor, denies the allegations and has called the suspension unlawful.
• This suspension follows a UN investigation into allegations made by a female aide and is the first time an ICC Chief Prosecutor has been formally suspended.