(UTV|COLOMBO) – A Pakistani court has sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to 10 years in prison on corruption charges related to four luxury London flats, the BBC reported.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) court handed down the verdict after a series of delays.
His daughter and son-in-law were also convicted.
Sharif, who is currently in London and was sentenced in absentia, says the charges are politically motivated and has vowed to return to Pakistan.
“I will go back. I will continue my struggle even in the jail,” he told reporters.
Sharif gave no date for his return. His wife, Kulsoom Nawaz, is receiving treatment in London for cancer.
Sharif’s lawyer Abdul Rashid Sheikh, speaking in Pakistan, confirmed that they would appeal against the conviction.
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