According to their attorney, a Pakistani court rejected the former prime minister Imran Khan’s and his wife’s bail request on Monday in connection with a graft investigation.
The well-liked opposition leader, who has been imprisoned for almost a year after being found guilty on several counts, has suffered yet another setback.
Since his removal from office in 2022 due to the betrayal of his political friends, Khan has been involved in over 150 cases in parliament.
He has accused the military and his archenemy and current Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of ousting him under a US plot. Charges which they denied.
He faced new charges, including the graft case, in July after a court overturned the convictions and seven-year sentences of the couple in a case questioning the legality of their 2018 marriage, giving way for their release.
Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi are accused of allegedly retaining and selling state gifts in violation of government rules while he was in power. Pakistan allows government officials to buy gifts received from foreign dignitaries, but they have to declare their sales as it adds to their income. Khan is charged with undervaluing such proceeds.
The couple’s lawyer Intizar Hussain Panjutha denounced the court’s decision. The bail application was heard at Adiala prison where Khan and his wife are held in separate cells. Oct. 2 is set for the couple’s indictment in the case.
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