Imran Khan has been accused of going on stage during a rally after his dismissal as prime minister with a confidential document, the contents of which cannot be disclosed.
In Pakistan, a court sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 10 years in prison for revealing state secrets. The Associated Press reported this today, January 30.
The hearing will reportedly be held in a prison in the city of Rawalpindi, where Khan is serving a three-year sentence in a corruption case.
In addition to Khan, the court convicted deputy party chairman Khan Movement for Justice (DZS) Shah Mehmood Qureshi, he was also sentenced to 10 years in prison. It was noted that Khan and Qureshi have the right to challenge the verdicts.
According to the agency, as part of the case of disclosure of state secrets, Khan was accused of going on stage during a rally after his removal from the post of prime minister with a confidential document, which, according to him , states that his resignation is “a US conspiracy”.
According to the prosecution, the document is a diplomatic correspondence between the Pakistani ambassador to the United States and the Pakistani Foreign Ministry, which Khan has no right to make public.
In the summer of 2023, a Pakistani court found Khan guilty of corruption and sentenced him to three years in prison. The case involving Khan involved gifts he received while serving as the head of Pakistan’s government.
Khan himself has repeatedly claimed that Pakistan’s opposition conspired with Washington to force him out of power because of an independent foreign policy sympathetic to China and Russia.
Last spring, it was reported that the former Prime Minister of Pakistan was accused of terrorism. The case was filed after clashes between law enforcement officials and supporters of Imran Khan took place in Islamabad.
In August 2023, a Pakistani court of first instance sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to three years in prison on corruption charges.
Source: korrespondent
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