THE HAGUE: International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan, who has been accused of sexual misconduct, has been suspended by Britain’s independent regulator for court lawyers. Khan had already been suspended on June 8 by the ICC’s governing body, prolonging a crisis at the war crimes court, which is also under US sanctions over investigations into the United States and Israel. The Bar Standards Board said in a statement that the suspension, effective immediately, would be considered by a panel at a hearing within four weeks. Khan, 56, denies the allegations against him.

Khan had already been suspended by the ICC's governing body over allegations of sexual misconduct with a female aide, in a scandal that has dragged on for more than two years

By Stephanie van den BergTHE HAGUE, June 19 (Reuters) - Britain's Bar Standards Board said on Friday it had imposed an interim suspension of Karim Khan, who had been the…