A second misconduct investigation has been launched into the British chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
Karim Khan KC, who is pursuing a war crimes case against Israel and is already under investigation over sexual misconduct claims, is now facing a separate probe into allegations he had inappropriate discussions with a judge in an earlier war crimes case.
The MoS understands that at least five officials at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have been interviewed over the last two months by court investigators in The Hague.
Sources have said the investigation is examining claims that Mr Khan held secretive meetings with a judge about a case he was prosecuting before he unexpectedly withdrew the war crimes charges against the defendant. Last night Mr Khan strenuously denied these claims.
It comes after this newspaper revealed last year that a female colleague had accused Mr Khan of sexual misconduct, which he also denies.
