The popular opposition leader has called for protests, which are yet to materialise on a wide scale, with fears of a crackdown among supporters.
Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has spent the night in a high-security prison after he was handed a three-year jail term for illegally selling state gifts.in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday, soon after a court handed down its verdict.held on corruption chargesIt sparked a wave of deadly protests that saw Khan's followers attack government and military property across the country.
But widespread protests are yet to materialise, with supporters fearing the consequences following a crackdown including arrests of members of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party after the clashes in May.Khan was held over Saturday night in Attock prison, in the eastern Punjab province, which has armed guards in watchtowers and is notorious for its harsh conditions, with inmates including convicted militants.
Authorities have tightened security around the prison, putting up barriers and blocking roads to keep people away.Former Pakistan PM says democracy at all time lowPTI lawyer Shoaib Shaheen said police at the jail had refused entry to a legal team that went to visit Khan. The politician has denied any wrongdoing and his political party says it will appeal the guilty verdict for unlawfully selling state gifts while he was prime minister between 2018 and 2022.
The sentence could bar him from standing in the country's upcoming elections and critics say the case is politically motivated as authorities fear Khan's popularity and large support base.
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