Imran Khan and wife in Pakistan condemned for corruption

Imran Khan and wife in Pakistan condemned for corruption

Islamabad, Pakistan - a Pakistani dish sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14 and seven years in prison on Friday. Officials and his lawyer announced this.

allegations against Imran Khan and his wife

The couple are accused of having accepted a property as a gift by a real estate magazine, which was transferred in return for washed money during Khan's term. The prosecutors state that the entrepreneur Malik Riaz was allowed to pay for punishments that were imposed in another case in another case, also with the washed money of £ 190 million ($ 240 million), which was returned to Pakistan in 2022 to pay into the state treasury.

Imran Khan's defense and political situation

Imran Khan has contested any misconduct and since he was arrested in 2023 insisted that all charges against him were a plot of his political rivals in order to prevent him from returning to his office. The former prime minister, who was overthrown from parliament in April 2022 by a vote of no confidence, had previously been convicted of corruption, the disclosure of official secrets and the violation of worm law laws in three separate judgments, with punishments of 10, 14 and seven years. According to Pakistani law, these punishments must be served at the same time, which means that it only has to serve the longest punishment.

A look into the future

This story continues to develop and the political turbulence in Pakistan continues to be observed. The developments related to Imran Khan and the background of the allegations are of great importance for the political landscape of the country.