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Imran Khan, wife jailed in graft case

Published : Friday, 17 January, 2025 at 2:41 PM  Count : 435


A Pakistani tribunal has sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 14 years and seven years respectively in jail in connection with corruption charges.

According to Geo news, Imran's wife has been taken into custody. Meanwhile, Pakistan opposition leader said that they will challenge the order.

The allegations centre on the acceptance of land from a property magnate in return for facilitating money laundering during Khan's tenure as Prime Minister.
The prosecution contends that the businessman, Malik Riaz, received permission from Khan to settle penalties in a separate case using the same laundered funds, amounting to 190 million British pounds ($240 million), which British authorities had returned to Pakistan's national treasury in 2022.

Since his arrest in 2023, Khan has consistently maintained his innocence, asserting that the charges are fabricated by his opponents to prevent his political comeback.

Prior to this verdict, Khan had received three separate convictions: corruption, disclosure of state secrets, and marriage law violations, resulting in sentences of 10, 14 and seven years respectively. Pakistani law stipulates concurrent serving of multiple sentences, meaning he will serve the duration of the longest sentence.

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