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Pakistani court sentences former Prime Minister Imran Khan and wife to 17 years in graft case
Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years and fined Rs16.4 million each for undervaluing and profiting from luxury state gifts, according to the Federal Investigation Agency court.
- Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to further jail terms following a fraud case involving state gifts.
- They were convicted of breaking Pakistan's rules on gifts after Bibi was given a luxury jewellery set by Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman during a 2021 state visit.
- The pair were handed 10 years for criminal breach of trust, seven years for criminal misconduct, and a fine, with the new sentences reportedly running concurrently to their earlier terms.
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife were sentenced on Saturday to 17 years in prison for abuse of trust and corruption.
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Khan was again sentenced to a long prison term.
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife denied charges during their trial that they deliberately misrepresented the value of state gifts and profited from them, but the court did not believe them. Both were sentenced to prison.
The couple were found guilty of breach of trust and corruption, in relation to gifts the now-imprisoned leader had received while in power.
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