Imran Khan: Former Pakistan prime minister sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaking official state secrets
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Imran Khan: Former Pakistan prime minister sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaking official state secrets

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A special court in Pakistan on Tuesday sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan to 10 years in jail after finding him guilty of leaking state secrets, the latest blow to his career and political party ahead of closely-watched general elections next week. A close aide to Mr Khan, former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, was also sentenced to 10 years in prison in the same case, with the verdict handed down by a special court at the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi where both men are being held. The special court was established under the Official Secrets Act 2023 and hearings were held within the jail despite repeated petitions by Mr Khan’s PTI party to improve transparency. The special court reportedly found Mr Khan guilty of making public the contents of a secret diplomatic cable sent by Pakistan’s ambassador in Washington to the government in Islamabad.

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