Imprisoned former Pakistani premier Imran Khan appeals convictions and sentences in 3 legal cases

By MUNIR AHMED
Associated Press

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A defense lawyer says the legal team of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan has appealed his convictions and sentences in three controversial legal cases. Khan was sentenced to 31 years in prison on charges of corruption, revealing official secrets and violation of marriage law. The appeals were filed Friday, more than two weeks after Khan was convicted and sentenced at a prison in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. It was unclear why Khan’s legal team waited for more than two weeks to file the appeals. Khan’s sentencing came ahead of Feb. 8 elections in which candidates backed by Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, or PTI, won the most seats.