Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife were sentenced on Wednesday to 14 years in prison each for corruption, his lawyer and prison officials said, a day after another special court convicted Khan of leaking state secrets and gave him a 10-year prison sentence.
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00:00 [INTERPOSING VOICES]
00:03 [INTERPOSING VOICES]
00:32 Today, before our arrival, judge started the proceeding,
00:37 announced the judgment in the absence of the accused person,
00:39 even in absence of the lawyer of the accused.
00:42 And even the one lady was also not injured.
00:46 Yesterday, we filed application and put an answer
00:50 to the question that we want to produce defense evidence,
00:52 Begum Bushra, as her statement under Section 342
00:57 was recorded yesterday.
00:58 But we are here, we brought our defense evidence,
01:03 which have to be produced before the court, list of witnesses,
01:06 along with the witnesses.
01:07 But the chances had not been provided.
01:10 That means fair trial, fair justice has not been done.
01:14 We will file appeal before Honorable Islamabad High Court.
01:17 And we have 100% assurance that, as per the record,
01:21 as per the conduct, as per the judgment,
01:23 when the cross-examination right has been curtailed,
01:26 when the defense evidence has not been allowed to put,
01:29 when 342, or even Imran Khan 342 has not been recorded.
01:34 And in these circumstances, how this judgment will sustain,
01:37 in the history of law, this judgment cannot be sustained.
01:40 And even otherwise, this judgment
01:42 was based on purely without consulting,
01:45 without giving even opportunity and evidence.
01:49 [indistinct chatter]
01:57 -There's absolutely no trial of Imran Khan
01:59 and the wife of Imran Khan.
02:01 It's a sham exercise, violation of international law,
02:05 violation of human rights, and violation of Article 10
02:09 and 10(a) of the Constitution of Pakistan.
02:11 For the last seven years, there are Tosha Khana cases,
02:19 which are pending in the two high courts,
02:21 Islamabad High Court and Lahore High Court.
02:23 Those are pending in the same NAB court.
02:26 Why justice rushed and justice crushed
02:29 in the case of Imran Khan and his wife?
02:32 It is a blatant violation of the political dispensation
02:36 in Pakistan and the democracy
02:38 that a party who has been asked by the Supreme Court of Pakistan
02:41 and the High Court and the Election Commission repeatedly,
02:44 "Go and hold your election.
02:46 I'm here to facilitate that election.
02:48 And you can see behind me there are forces standing,
02:50 those who say that we have been sent here to stop you.
02:53 We will not permit you."
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