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submitted 9 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

Ruling against Khan and wife Bushra Bibi comes just a day after a 10-year sentence was handed down, and just before Pakistan goes to the polls in a general election

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 14 years in jail in a corruption case, just a day after he was given a 10-year sentence for leaking state secrets.

Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, was also handed a 14-year sentence in the case, known as Toshakhana, which accused them both of illegally selling state gifts. The judge also banned them both from holding political office for 10 years.

The sentence, given at a hearing held in the Rawalpindi prison where Khan is being held, further worsens the plight of the beleaguered former prime minister, who has been in jail since August and is facing over a hundred different charges.

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[-] morrowind@lemmy.ml 10 points 9 months ago

fyi, for anyone not following the issue, this is entirely to prevent him from being a political threat.

[-] Sylence@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 9 months ago

Thanks for this. I was going to comment that corruption charges in India must either be punitive or politically motivated because it's literally everywhere. I don't think India in its current state would function without corruption.

[-] Kazumara@feddit.de 13 points 9 months ago

Wrong country, dude

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