A special court in Pakistan on Friday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 14 years in prison for receiving land as a bribe by misusing his office during his tenure, adding another penalty to the charismatic leader jailed in mid-2023. teleSUR
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00:00A special court in Pakistan sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 14 years in prison
00:05on Friday after being accused of receiving land as a bribe during his term in office.
00:11On the same grounds, Bushra Bibi, Khan's wife, was also sentenced to seven years.
00:16The case involves a charitable trust set up by Khan and his wife in 2018 when he was still
00:22at the helm of government in which they allegedly obtained land worth $24 million as a bribe
00:29from real estate tycoon Malik Liaz Hussain.
00:32The verdict came amid negotiations between the Pakistan government and Khan's opposition
00:38Pakistan Tariq-e-Insaf party after months of intense political turmoil and street protests.