Imran Khan live news: Pakistan court suspends ex-PM’s corruption sentence
Imran Khan centre, is facing more than 100 cases since his removal from power in April last year
A court in Pakistan suspends former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s conviction on corruption charges and orders his release on bail. Khan was handed a three-year sentence on August 5 for not declaring assets he made from selling state gifts during his tenure as prime minister from 2018 to 2022.
Another court says Khan’s detention will continue in the “cypher case”, which relates to the leak of a secret diplomatic cable that Khan says proves his allegation that the United States colluded in removing him from power last year.
‘Keep him in judicial lockup’, new court order says
A special court in Islamabad, recently established to hear the cases under the Official Secrets Act, has issued an order to keep Khan in detention in connection with a “cypher case”, and directed authorities to present Khan in court on August 30.
“You are hereby directed to keep him in the judicial lockup and produce him on 30.08.23 before this court,” the order instructed jail authorities at Attock prison.
Conviction suspended not terminated, Shehbaz Sharif says:
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has slammed the Islamabad court’s order, saying Khan’s conviction was suspended and not terminated.
“When everyone knows what the decision will be before it is announced, it should be a matter of concern for the justice system. If a clear message is delivered by a higher court, what other choice does a subordinate court have?” Sharif wrote in Urdu on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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