Imran Khan Receives 14-Year Jail Term in Corruption Case
TL;DR
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife have been sentenced to 14 years in prison and fined for unlawfully buying and selling state gifts, including Rolex watches and diamond jewelry, from the Toshakhana, a government-owned department. Khan denies profiting from the gifts and claims the cases are politically motivated. He is currently in jail facing multiple corruption-related charges, while his wife has surrendered at the jail.
- Rolex to diamonds: What’s landed Pakistan’s Imran Khan a 14-year jail term? Al Jazeera English
- In His Second Sentencing in Two Days, Imran Khan Gets 14 Years The New York Times
- Ex-Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years for corruption POLITICO
- Imran Khan hit with another jail sentence as Pakistan elections loom The Washington Post
- Pakistan: Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years for corruption The Associated Press
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