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The move by the Bar Standards Board, which regulates lawyers practicing in England and Wales, is the latest challenge Khan is facing. Last week the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties \u2014 the executive committee of the ICC\u2019s oversight body \u2014 concluded he had engaged in \u201cserious misconduct\u201d and \u201cserious breach of duty\u201d and recommended his removal from office. A vote will be held next month<\/a> over whether to permanently remove him from office.<\/p>\n Separately, Khan is also sanctioned by the Trump administration for investigating Israeli officials.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tGet The Times of Israel’s Daily Edition \t\t\t\tBy signing up, you agree to the terms<\/a><\/p>\n The Bar Standards Board said in a statement that it had suspended Khan from practice and would hold a hearing on disciplinary proceedings within four weeks. The board said it would not comment on what information it based its decision on.<\/p>\n \t Khan\u2019s lawyers said the decision of the British legal regulator was based on the finding of serious misconduct by the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties. In a statement, they said that their client \u201cunequivocally denies all allegations of impropriety\u201d and they would be \u201ctaking all necessary steps to challenge the decision of the Bureau.\u201d<\/p>\n In a scandal that has dragged on at the court in The Hague for more than two years, Khan is accused of sexual misconduct with a female aide.<\/p>\n An AP investigation revealed in 2024 that Khan was alleged to have seen the woman working in another ICC department and moved her into his office, according to whistleblower documents. In 2025, Khan had temporarily stepped down from his duties, pending the outcome of a UN investigation.<\/p>\n In April, a report by the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services said there was evidence he had \u201cnonconsensual sexual contact\u201d with his aide \u201cin his office, at his private residence\u201d and while on a mission, according to a copy of its report seen by the AP. However, a three-judge panel selected for a legal assessment of the findings found that the investigation was not conclusive enough.<\/p>\n The final decision on Khan\u2019s fate is now up to the 125-member Assembly of States Parties, which oversees the ICC. A diplomatic official, who is not authorized to speak about the process, told AP that a number of countries are convinced the allegations are an attempt to stop the court\u2019s investigation into Israel. \u201cThis is what happens when you go after friends of the US,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n The court issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-defense minister Yoav Gallant in 2024. In the decision, judges wrote there was reason to believe the men have used \u201cstarvation as a method of warfare\u201d by restricting humanitarian aid and have intentionally targeted civilians in Israel\u2019s campaign against Hamas in Gaza \u2014 charges Israeli officials sharply deny.<\/p>\n \t US President Donald Trump\u2019s administration has brought sanctions against Khan and a dozen other staff in relation to the Israeli warrants and investigations into American personnel in Afghanistan. The sanctions are hampering work on a broad array of investigations at the court.<\/p>\n On Thursday, the court announced a special session would be held on July 24 in New York to vote on Khan\u2019s removal. According to three senior officials involved in the process, who were not authorized to speak publicly, New York is logistically easier than The Hague, as every country already has representation at the United Nations.<\/p>\n Sixty-three countries would need to vote in favor of ousting Khan for the decision to go through. It\u2019s unclear who would replace him. Two deputy prosecutors have taken over his duties for the past year.<\/p>\n Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.<\/p>\n
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