Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

Akhbarna A Pakistani court sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to serve 10 years in prison in absentia and a $ 10 million fine to buy London from luxury. The verdict is a blow to the party of Sharif, the party of the Muslim League, which enters the electoral campaign on July 25.

A Pakistani court sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to ten years. According to defense lawyer Mohammad Orangzeb, the court ordered Sharif to pay a fine of 8 million pounds ($ 10 million) for the acquisition of luxury properties in London.

The verdict against the former prime minister is a major blow to his party, which is entering the election campaign to be held on July 25.

The court also ordered, according to prosecutor Sardar, the confiscation of the Sharif federal government property in the Mayfair luxury zone in London.

Nawaz Sharif currently resides in the British capital London where his wife is treated for cancer This raises questions about the possibility of her return to Pakistan after the judgment

The Supreme Court ordered the dismissal of Sharif last year following an investigation into corruption charges. He was also banned from practicing politics all his life. And handed over the leadership of his ruling party, the Muslim League (Nawaz), to his brother Shahbaz, who runs the party's campaign in preparation for the transition of the second democratic authority in the history of Pakistan .

From the city of Lahore Shahbaz Sharif said at a press conference broadcast on television after the verdict " We reject this decision is based on the 39; injustice. "

" " This decision will be written in history in black letters.

The family and supporters of Sharif have repeatedly denied allegations of corruption and have stated that Nawaz was the victim of a conspiracy by the United States. powerful army that ruled Pakistan for nearly 35 years .

Sharif accuses the army of interfering in politics

Sharif was accused of corruption last year after sinking "The Panama Papers" reveals the foreign transactions of many personalities among the richest and most important policies in the world ]

These documents condemned three of the four sons of Sharif, Mary, who was to be his political heir, and his sons Hasan and Hussein.

5th On Friday, the court sentenced Mary to seven years in prison .

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