The special court held the trial on prison grounds due to security concerns. A Pakistani court has declared former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s prison trial over leaking state secrets illegal, his lawyer said. The special court has held trials on Imran Khan’s premises since he was indicted last month, citing security concerns.
A Pakistani court has ruled that former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s prison trial for revealing state secrets was illegal, his lawyer said. The special court has held trials on Imran Khan’s premises since he was indicted last month, citing security concerns.
“The Islamabad High Court has declared the announcement of the prison trial illegal,” lawyer Naeem Panjuta said in a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
Imran Khan’s legal team had challenged the Ministry of Justice’s notification ordering a detention hearing through a secret cable sent by Pakistan’s ambassador to the US to Islamabad last year. Imran Khan was accused of publishing the cable.
The former cricket hero will be forced to resign in 2022 after losing a vote of no confidence in parliament. Dozens of cases are currently being filed against Imran Khan, which he says is an attempt to distance him from politics. He was convicted in a bribery case and sentenced to three years in prison.
Although the sentence was suspended, Imran Khan remains in prison in connection with other cases.