The International Criminal Court has scheduled a vote for July 24 on whether to remove chief prosecutor Karim Khan from office, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing diplomats and documents.

The ICC did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment and there was no immediate statement from Khan.

Reuters reported earlier this month, citing a diplomatic source, that the executive bureau of the court’s governing body suspended Khan after ruling he committed serious misconduct following an 18-month-long probe into accusations that he had non-consensual sexual interactions with a lawyer in his office.

Khan, 56, has always denied the charges, with his lawyers denouncing his suspension and the pending vote on his removal “unlawful, procedurally unfair and unsupported by evidence.”

All 125 ICC member states will vote on Khan’s fate, with the Wall Street Journal report citing court officials who said the July 24 session is expected to see most members at odds with a small group of primarily African countries that have backed Khan, whose removal will require a majority........

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