Islamabad:
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his spouse, Bushra Bibi have been indicted in a brand new corruption case on Thursday. The case, which is the third graft reference in opposition to them, revolves across the buy of an costly Bulgari jewelry set at a throwaway value, Daybreak reported.
This improvement comes only a week after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and different leaders of his get together have been charged in reference to the assault on the military’s Common Headquarters in Rawalpindi throughout final 12 months’s Might 9 protests.
Though Khan was granted bail within the case by the Islamabad Excessive Court docket final month, he stays in jail on account of a number of prices, courting again to his arrest on August 5 final 12 months, as per Daybreak.
On Thursday, Particular Court docket Central-I Decide Shahrukh Arjumand presided over the proceedings at Adiala Jail, the place Imran was introduced. Bushra Bibi, who’s on bail within the case, appeared together with her counsel.
PTI founder and his spouse, Bushra Bibi, have denied corruption prices introduced in opposition to them. Subsequently, the courtroom summoned the prosecution witnesses on December 18 to file their testimonies.
In keeping with Daybreak, that is Imran Khan’s seventh indictment, the earlier being on Might 10, 2023 within the first Toshakhana case in opposition to him, in January in a second Toshakhana reference; in February within the Pakistan foreign money (PKR) 190 million corruption case; and not too long ago over the GHQ assault.
Whereas Khan’s sentences within the earlier two Toshakhana circumstances have been suspended. He was additionally indicted within the cipher case on December 13, 2023 and the Iddat case in January, however was later acquitted in each circumstances.
The trial of Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi within the PKR 190 million case has reached its last stage, with the couple testifying earlier than an accountability courtroom this week.
Notably, in the newest case, the Federal Investigation Company (FIA) accused the couple of retaining an costly Bulgari jewelry set gifted by a international chief together with a necklace, earrings, bracelets, and rings at a low value, saying it induced important loss to the exchequer.
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