Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were each sentenced to 14 years in jail in a case related to illegal selling of state gifts, his party said on Wednesday.
The verdict also includes a 10-year disqualification from holding public office, his party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) media team said.
The sentencing by an anti-graft court in Islamabad comes a day after Khan was handed a 10-year jail term in another case in which he was convicted of revealing state secrets, and a week before national elections.
“Another sad day in our judicial system history, which is being dismantled,” Khan’s media team said.
“No cross questioning allowed, no final argument concluded and decision pops up like a pre-determined process in play,” it said, adding: “This ridiculous decision will also be challenged.”