The verdict means he is not allowed to hold Public Office for five years, with pakistan just months away from a general election. Our correspondent Caroline Davies reports. Sirens blaring, police truck after police truck, arresting former Prime Minister imran khan. The judgment came from here. Police filled every corner in islamabads session court. Mr khan says that the case is politically motivated. The court said he is dishonest. So 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 imprisonment. Outside court, shouts of your show is over, khan. Minutes later, we heard hed been arrested. This was what happened last time mr khan was arrested. Protests, some violent. Mr khan was released but his party faced a dramatic crackdown. Many of his senior Party Leadership were arrested, then announced that theyd left the party. Police picked up thousands of his supporters. Will the protests hap
his parents gave an interview to abc news in america just a couple of weeks ago, and they said in this time prior to his return, prior to him crossing, he had said in one of the phone calls that he was experiencing some sort of racism within the military and that his mental state had significantly deteriorated before he crossed. a bbc investigation has heard from ukrainian prisoners of war who say they were subjected to torture, including frequent beatings and electric shocks, while held in russia. many of them surrendered in the city of mariupol last year. they were taken to a detention facility in the southern russian city of taganrog before being released in exchanges. a dozen former captives described a pattern of extreme violence and ill treatment, in apparent violations of international humanitarian law. the un human rights office says russia has not allowed its monitors
the police chief says that when people go in to that community of lahaina, and they come out with ash on their clothes, that is people s loved ones here. and so that is the challenge facing maui right now as it wraps its head around how it might ever recover and rebuild when so many people here are still missing. a bbc investigation has heard from ukrainian prisoners of war who say they were subjected to torture, including frequent beatings and electric shocks, while held in russia. a dozen former captives described extreme violence and ill treatment in apparent violations of international humanitarian law. many of them surrendered in the city of mariupol last year. they were taken to a detention facility in the southern russian city of taganrog before being released in exchanges. for weeks, our correspondent hugo bachega tracked down some
a bbc investigation has heard from ukrainian prisoners of war who say they were subjected to torture, including frequent beatings and electric shocks, while held in russia. a dozen former captives described extreme violence and ill treatment in apparent violations of international humanitarian law. many of them surrendered in the city of mariupol last year. they were taken to a detention facility in the southern russian city of taganrog before being released in exchanges. we can speak to hugo bachega in our newsroom who worked on that investigation. tell us about the testimony you have been hearing from people held as prisoners of war. i spent weeks in ukraine tracking down ukrainians who had been taken to this facility. what they describe is a situation of extreme abuse, psychological abuse, physical abuse. they say captives are tortured, given electric shocks, frequent
has found that councils are frequently failing to use their powers to tackle anti social behaviour. the report features examples including a 13 hour long party that was not stopped, and a man who was not prevented from throwing tennis balls at his neighbour. the local government association said councils are committed to tackling anti social behaviour. you re live with bbc news. a bbc investigation has heard from ukrainian prisoners of war who say they were subjected to torture, including frequent beatings and electric shocks, while held in russia. a dozen former captives described extreme violence and ill treatment, in apparent violations of international humanitarian law. many of them surrendered in the city of mariupol last year. they were taken to a detention facility in the southern russian city of taganrog before being released in exchanges. for weeks, our correspondent hugo bachega tracked down some of the ukrainians who were held in taganrog to hear their stories.