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Imran Khan: Pakistan former PM jailed in state secrets case as election looms
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 10 years in jail in a case in which he was charged with leaking state secrets.
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The so-called cipher case revolves around the alleged leaking of secret diplomatic correspondence sent by Pakistan's ambassador in Washington to Islamabad when Khan was prime minister.
It relates to his appearance at a rally in March 2022, a month before the former cricketer was ousted from power in a parliamentary vote of no confidence. Imran Khan appeared on stage, waving a piece of paper that he says showed a foreign conspiracy against him.
He said it detailed that "all will be forgiven if Imran Khan is removed from power". He didn't name the country - but was subsequently highly critical of the United States.
The prosecution said that the former PM's actions amounted to leaking a classified document and damaging diplomatic relations. The latter charge can lead to life imprisonment or even the death penalty.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68138591
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The so-called cipher case revolves around the alleged leaking of secret diplomatic correspondence sent by Pakistan's ambassador in Washington to Islamabad when Khan was prime minister.
It relates to his appearance at a rally in March 2022, a month before the former cricketer was ousted from power in a parliamentary vote of no confidence. Imran Khan appeared on stage, waving a piece of paper that he says showed a foreign conspiracy against him.
He said it detailed that "all will be forgiven if Imran Khan is removed from power". He didn't name the country - but was subsequently highly critical of the United States.
The prosecution said that the former PM's actions amounted to leaking a classified document and damaging diplomatic relations. The latter charge can lead to life imprisonment or even the death penalty.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68138591
So, in contrast to the Trump theory of political power ("the president can do anything he wants, even murder, as long as his party doesn't impeach him"
, the Pakistan Court theory of political power is "the PM can't even say there are people working with a foreign power against him". And he didn't even keep the piece of paper in his toilet!