Less than two weeks before the parliamentary elections in Pakistan, former Prime Minister Imran Khan was sentenced to ten years in prison. Khan was found guilty of leaking classified documents. The trial took place in a prison where the former cricket star is currently lodged.
Former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi was also found guilty, a spokeswoman for Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party said on Tuesday. of betraying state secrets.
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The trial centered on a cable that Khan cited as evidence that his removal as head of government was the result of a conspiracy involving the United States and the Pakistani military. The powerful military of the United States and Pakistan reject Khan’s allegations.
Khan was removed as prime minister in a vote of no confidence in April 2022. In August 2023, he was sentenced to three years in prison for corruption. The verdict was later overturned, but Khan remained in prison on the much more serious charge of leaking state documents. The former head of government dismisses the accusations as politically motivated.
Khan disqualified from election
A new parliament will be elected in Pakistan on February 8. Khan and most of his party’s candidates were excluded from the elections.
Source: Krone
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