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.