Imran Khan and wife get 17 year sentence in graft case
Pakistani court sentences Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in prison in a graft case over state gifts. Their party denounces the ruling as politically motivated and a blow to justice. Conviction and sentence A court convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife of retaining and selling state gifts at far below their assessed value while he was in office. Both received 17 year prison sentences in the case, which was heard inside Adiala prison in Rawalpindi. Allegations over state gifts Prosecutors said the couple declared gifts, including jewelry from Saudi Arabia, at just over 10,000 dollars, compared with an assessed market value of about 285,521 dollars. Pakistani law requires officials to pay the proper assessed value to keep such gifts and to declare any proceeds from later sales. Defence and party reaction Spokesperson […]