Pakistan court grants Imran Khan appeal of graft conviction, sentence suspended

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Pakistan’s previous Prime Minister Imran Khan, gestures as he talks to the members of the media at his home in Lahore, Pakistan May 18,2023

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A Pakistani court on Monday given previous Prime Minister Imran Khan an appeal of his conviction for graft and suspended his 14- year prison sentence, his celebration stated.

Just a week ahead ofFeb 8 elections, Khan and his partner Bushra Bibi were both handed a 14- year sentence on charges of unlawfully offering state presents.

Khan stays in prison after several other sentences were troubled the ex-cricket star ahead of the nationwide surveys, which likewise disqualified him from holding any public workplace for 10 years.

Islamabad High Court stated that the couple’s sentence will stay suspended till a decision on the conviction which will be used up for arguments and proof as a primary petition after Eid vacations, the celebration stated in a declaration.

Khan and his celebration state the legal cases versus him were based upon fabricated charges to keep him out of politics at the request of the nation’s effective army after he had actually fallen out with the armed force’s generals. The army rejects the allegation.