Rahul Gandhi News / Rahul Gandhi's name echoed during the hearing on Imran Khan in Islamabad court, why did this happen?

Zoom News : Aug 28, 2023, 06:18 PM
Rahul Gandhi News: The Islamabad High Court has reserved its decision on Imran Khan's appeal to suspend the sentence in the Toshakhana case. The court will pronounce its verdict on Tuesday. During the hearing held today i.e. on Monday, the name of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi echoed in the court. Rahul was mentioned by Amjad Parvez, a lawyer for the Election Commission of Pakistan. He referred to the decision of the court of India on Rahul Gandhi. Lawyer Amjad Parvez said, Rahul Gandhi was sentenced to two years on a private complaint, on which Rahul filed a petition to suspend the sentence, which was rejected. The court ruled that suspending sentence is not a hard and fast rule.

Please tell that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's membership was lost in the case of Modi surname. The Gujarat High Court had given this blow to Rahul. The Congress leader challenged this decision in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court, while hearing the case on August 4, gave relief to Rahul and restored his membership of Parliament. After this decision of the court, Rahul participated in the monsoon session of the Parliament.

Understand the case of Imran Khan

Please tell that a lower court in Islamabad convicted Imran Khan in this case and sentenced him to three years in jail. Imran was sentenced on charges of illegally selling government gifts received by him and his family during his prime ministership from 2018 to 2022. Not only this, Imran has been barred from contesting the upcoming elections. He was also banned from politics for five years.

Imran Khan's lawyer Latif Khosa completed his arguments against the conviction on Thursday. He insisted that the decision was given in haste and was full of flaws. He urged the court to set aside the verdict, but the defense demanded more time to complete its arguments.

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