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The PTI chief’s conviction resulted from his failure to declare gifts received during his tenure, for which he was sentenced to three years in prison and fined Rs 100,000, making him ineligible to contest the upcoming elections.
Taking a significant step in his legal fight against illegal detention and human rights abuses, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has hired the services of Geoffrey Robertson Casey, a British barrister, to represent him in international courts. . The announcement comes at a time when the ousted prime minister is lodged in the Attock district jail after his conviction in the Toshakhana case on August 5.
The PTI chief’s conviction resulted from his failure to declare gifts received during his tenure, for which he was sentenced to three years in prison and fined Rs 100,000, making him ineligible to contest the upcoming elections. The conviction was overturned by the Slamabad High Court, he remains behind bars on judicial custody in the Cipher case till 13 September.
The development related to the UK lawyer was revealed by Khan’s political party on Friday, when he shared a post on his official X account, announcing the induction of the international legal expert, who has previously worked with WikiLeaks founder Julian ange and Salman Khan. Has represented notable figures such as Rushdie. The decision to bring Robertson on board was confirmed by the party on its X account, where it shared a screenshot of a post by Doughty Street Chambers, a set of barrister chambers based in the United Kingdom.
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