MEE reported in March that a panel of judges appointed by the bureau concluded that a United Nations investigation had not established any wrongdoing by Khan.

But a few weeks later, a majority of bureau members backed a motion to disregard the judges' report, suggesting that Khan may have committed some form of misconduct.

Norway’s deputy foreign minister, Andreas Kravik, has urged member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to avoid “a perception of politicisation of the process” as they vote on the fate of the court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan.