Islamabad, Pakistan – A Pakistani court’s ruling declaring the trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan inside a jail as illegal is being seen as a shot in the arm for the country’s main opposition leader.
Khan, 71, has been languishing in jail since August 5 following his three-year conviction for unlawfully selling state gifts.
Though a court granted him bail three weeks later, he remains locked up in connection with other cases. One of those cases related to Khan allegedly leaking state secrets, or the “cypher” case.
But the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday said the requirements to hold the cypher trial, being held in jail for security reasons, were not being met, and hence declared null and void.
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