He remains in good spirits. He was sentenced, on saturday, for failing to declare money earned from selling state gifts, while he was in office. After the verdict he was taken from his home directly to prison. He has denied the charges. Lets speak to mian hammad azhar,|mran khan s aide and formerfinance and energy minister. Thank you forjoining us on the programme. Tell us a little bit more about the situation with the former Prime Minister. You say that or his lawyers say they are deplorable conditions but he remains in good spirits. Conditions but he remains in good sirits. ,. ,. , spirits. That is correct. Hes not been given spirits. That is correct. Hes not been given because spirits. That is correct. Hes not been given because that spirits. That is correct. Hes noti been given because that former spirits. That is correct. Hes not been given because that former Prime Ministers in pakistan are entitled to. Hes being held in a cell with open toilets, that is an unclean, unhygienic a
touch with him. in high spirits. our lawyers are in touch with him. this was expected, wasn t it? perhaps touch with him. this was expected, wasn t it? perhaps not touch with him. this was expected, wasn t it? perhaps not the - touch with him. this was expected, | wasn t it? perhaps not the condition season but there was a feeling that at some point he might be arrested again. at some point he might be arrested aaain. ., , at some point he might be arrested aain, ., , . at some point he might be arrested aaain. . , . , again. that s correct. in fact this verdict was again. that s correct. in fact this verdict was expected again. that s correct. in fact this verdict was expected as - again. that s correct. in fact this verdict was expected as well - again. that s correct. in fact this verdict was expected as well not because of the legal merits of the case but of the way the whole trial was conducted. imran kahn s key witnesses were not allowed to give their testimony, witn
was expecting, for example one year since he d been given the total sum of the gifts. the since he d been given the total sum of the gifte of the gifts. the point is it is dangerous of the gifts. the point is it is dangerous to of the gifts. the point is it is dangerous to be of the gifts. the point is it is dangerous to be in - of the gifts. the point is it is l dangerous to be in opposition of the gifts. the point is it is - dangerous to be in opposition in pakistan. ., , . . pakistan. that is correct. once civilian prime pakistan. that is correct. once civilian prime minister- pakistan. that is correct. once civilian prime minister has - pakistan. that is correct. once l civilian prime minister has been hanged. to have been assassinated in pakistan and a couple have been disqualified from office and sentence as well. now imran khan for the perhaps the thing that distinguishes imran khan skates from the rest is the kind of frivolous charges imran khan cases. all of the le
this is bbc news, the headlines. lawyers for the former pakistan prime minister imran khan challenge a decision to jail him for three years. the russians trying to buy property in the ukrainian city of mariupol destroyed in recent fighting. three hill walkers are found dead after hiking in glen coe in the scottish highlands. and we re live at the world s biggest arts festival with hundreds of performers in edinburgh. lawyers for the former pakistan prime minister, imran khan have been in court today challenging a decision over the weekend to jail him for three years. mr khan s legal team held a press conference after meeting with the former prime minister in prison. his lawyers say he is being held in deplorable conditions in jail but otherwise
listing each item individually in his election commission return. would you say that at the core of this there is something wrong in the system? when imran kong was in power those before him received the same treatment. now imran khan is being treated in exactly the same way. he stayed silent when his opponents were going through the exact same thing. were going through the exact same thin. ~ ., ., , ., thing. well, imran kahn s had multi-billion thing. well, imran kahn s had multi-billion rupee thing. well, imran kahn s had multi-billion rupee corruption j thing. well, imran kahn s had - multi-billion rupee corruption cases multi billion rupee corruption cases which most were not made by imran khan himself they were actually initiated in the years before imran khan became prime minister. imran khan became prime minister. imran khan on the other hand has been disqualified and imprisoned not for non declaration of any assets but in fact for declaring in a different format than the