hello, i m samantha simmonds. pakistan s former prime minister, imran khan, has been arrested after a court sentenced him to three years in prison on corruption charges. he was found guilty of failing to declare money he d earned from selling gifts he received while in office. mr khan s previous arrest in may triggered violent protests and the army was deployed. our pakistan correspondent, caroline davies has the latest. sirens blaring, police truck after police truck, arresting former prime minister imran khan. the judgment came from here. police filled every corner in islamabad s session court. mr khan says the case is politically motivated. the court said he s dishonest. this is after months and months of waiting. we now finally have an announcement, imran khan has been found guilty and has been sentenced to three years in prison. outside court, shouts of, your show is over, khan! minutes later we heard he had been arrested. this was what happened the last time mr khan
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hello. we start with breaking news: imran khan, pakistan s former prime minister, has been arrested, after being sentenced to three years in prison. his team say they will file an appeal against the ruling. thejudge found him guilty of failing to declare money he had earned from selling state gifts. as the decision was announced in islamabad a crowd, including some prosecuting lawyers, began chanting, imran khan is a thief outside court. multiple cases have been filed against mr khan in the last 16 months. in may, he was detained for not appearing at court as requested but was subsequently released after the arrest was declared illegal. since then his party has been under intense pressure from the authorities with many senior officials leaving and thousands of supporters arrested, accused of being involved in the protests that followed imran khan s arrest. the pakistan parliament will dissolve on 9th august and a caretaker government will take over in the run up to the elec