Karim Khan's suspension by Britain's regulator for court lawyers was announced on Friday.
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 had already been suspended by the International Criminal Court (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.
He has denied any wrongdoing.
A final decision on Khan's fate is now up to the Assembly of States Parties,the body that oversees the ICC,at a special session in July.
Khan's supporters have suggested that he has become a political target for seeking arrest warrants for Israeli officials over genocide charges in Gaza.
Only the Assembly of States Parties has the authority to remove Khan from office,a move that would require a majority in a secret ballot of its 125 member states. Sixty-three countries would need to support a measure to remove him.
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