Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has been given a 14-year jail sentence in a land corruption case, a defence lawyer has mentioned.
The decision within the case got here after allegations of potential bribery involving land in return for a £190m favour to an actual property tycoon.
It’s linked to the Al-Qadir Belief that Mr Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi arrange whereas he was in workplace, which prosecutors say was a entrance for the previous prime minister.
Mr Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) occasion insists the land was not for private acquire, and as an alternative was meant for a religious instructional establishment.
The 72-year-old, additionally a World Cup-winning cricketer, was faraway from workplace in 2022 by a vote of no confidence. He has been in jail since August 2023 and says he has confronted greater than 150 legal circumstances.
Together with the Al Qadir Belief corruption case, Mr Khan has been charged with graft and misuse of energy, and has additionally been accused of inciting violence towards the state after being faraway from workplace.
He has both been acquitted or had his sentences suspended typically, aside from one cost of inciting supporters to rampage by navy services to protest towards his arrest on 9 Might 2023.
The PTI mentioned in a press release: “Whilst we wait for detailed decision, it’s important to note that, the Al Qadir Trust case against Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi lacks any solid foundation and is bound to collapse.”
Mr Khan’s newest conviction comes only a day after the PTI held formal reconciliatory talks with the federal government.
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