Police in the Pakistani capital have filed charges of terrorism and a number of other violations of laws against the country’s former prime minister and head of the opposition Justice Movement Party (JZM), Imran Khan, 17 aides and supporters, the agency reported. Associated press.
The accusations came after law enforcement and Khan’s supporters clashed the day before outside a courthouse in Islamabad, which was scheduled to attend a hearing on a bribery case.
We are talking about the sale of expensive gifts that he received from foreign leaders during his prime ministership. More than 50 police officers were injured in the clashes and 59 of Khan’s supporters were arrested. The news agency revealed that Khan never actually appeared in court.
Charges leveled against Khan include terrorism, obstructing the duties of police officers, assaulting law enforcement and endangering their lives. Pakistan’s former and current legislators, ex-ministers and ex-president of the National Assembly (lower house of parliament) are also accused of this.
Khan was removed from his post as prime minister of Pakistan on April 10, 2022, following a vote of no confidence against him. He repeatedly stated that the political process against him was financed from abroad.
Islamabad High Court in September 2022 decided to present Accusing Khan of contempt of court.
In October 2022, Khan was excluded from the election due to false income declaration and was disqualified from government posts for five years.