Pakistan Ex-PM Imran Khan and Wife Jailed for 7 Years for Unlawful Marriage
Source: Reuters
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Khan were sentenced to seven years in prison and fined on Saturday by a court that ruled their 2018 marriage broke the law, his party said.
It was the third ruling against Khan this week and comes ahead of national elections on Thursday that he is barred from contesting.
Khan, 71, has in recent days been sentenced to 10 years for leaking state secrets and 14 years along with this wife for illegally selling state gifts. His representatives say he will launch appeals in all three cases.
It was not immediately clear if his various sentences would run concurrently.
Khan is in prison in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, while his wife will serve her sentence at their hilltop mansion in nearby Islamabad. He already faces a 10-year disqualification from holding public office.
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