conviction<\/a> in the Tosha\u00adkhana reference before the Islamabad High Court (IHC).<\/p>\nA day ago, Mr Khan also moved the court against his convictions in the Tosha\u00adkhana and cipher cases.<\/p>\n
An accountability court convicted the husband and wife on Jan 31. They were sentenced to 14 years imprisonment each, and a Rs1.54 billion fine was imposed.<\/p>\n
In her appeal filed on Saturday, Ms Bibi contended that the \u201cpower corridors\u201d were behind her conviction.<\/p>\n
The conviction was based on the \u201cfalse statement\u201d of Syed Inamullah Shah, a former comptroller in the Prime Minister\u2019s Office, she claimed in her appeal.<\/p>\n
According to Ms Bibi, the former prime minister had instructed his military secretary to deposit the Graft jewellery set in Toshakhana, but the prosecution alleged that this set was not deposited.<\/p>\n
She requested the court to set aside the conviction and suspend her sentence till a decision on her appeal is made.<\/p>\n
In his appeal, Mr Khan had pleaded that the trial was conducted in violation of the fundamental right to a fair trial even though the convicts and their counsels extended full cooperation to the court.<\/p>\n
Judge Bashir \u201csuddenly and illegally\u201d ended the couple\u2019s right to cross-examine the prosecution witnesses on Jan 29.<\/p>\n
According to Mr Khan, his lead counsel, Sardar Latif Khosa, was contesting the election and had sought general adjournment from the Supreme Court and high courts. But the trial court refused his request for an adjournment.<\/p>\n
When Mr Khosa\u2019s substitute, Zaheer Abbas, took over, he was also not allowed reasonable time to prepare arguments since the court was \u201cunder some undue pressure\u201d to decide the case before Feb 8, Mr Khan claimed in his appeal.<\/p>\n
On Jan 30, the defence counsel requested the judge to restore the right to cross-examine the witnesses, but the judge adjourned the hearing till Jan 31.<\/p>\n
Published in Dawn, February 18th, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ISLAMABAD: Bushra Bibi, the spouse of former prime minister Imran Khan, has challenged her conviction in the Tosha\u00adkhana reference before the Islamabad High Court (IHC). A day ago, Mr Khan also moved the court against his convictions in the Tosha\u00adkhana and cipher cases. An accountability court convicted the husband and wife on Jan 31. 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