Pak ex-PM Imran Khan kept in bug-infested prison cell with C-class facilities, attorney says

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has been kept in a small bug-infested cell with an open washroom in high-security Attock jail after his conviction and arrest in a corruption case.

Khan’s attorney Naeem Haider Panjotha said that 70-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman has been provided C-class facilities in jail in Punjab province.

He said jail cell where former captain of country's world cup winning cricket team is being held was infested with flies and bugs.

He is in a small room “which has an open washroom”, Panjotha said after meeting Khan in prison on Monday.

“ PTI chairman says he is ready to spend his whole life in jail,” lawyer was quoted as saying by Geo News.

Panjotha said Khan told him that police did t show him an arrest warrant and tried to break door of his wife's room when y were at his home in Lahore.

He met Khan for one hour and 45 minutes in presence of a jail official to get his signatures on legal paper for launching appeals against former premier's conviction.

lawyer told media that Khan informed him that he has been kept in a dark room with an open toilet, frequented by flies during day and ants at night.

"I have been kept in a dark room with television or newspaper available. body is allowed to meet me as if I am a terrorist,” Panjotha quoted Khan as saying.

Khan was arrested from his home in Lahore on Saturday shortly after an Islamabad trial court found him guilty of “corrupt practices” in Toshakhana corruption case and sentenced him to three years in jail.

He was shifted to Attock jail in city of Attock in Punjab province, despite court order directing authorities that he be sent to Adiala prison in Rawalpindi.

court ruling on Saturday came as a blow to Khan and has put his political future in jeopardy.

verdict came as Pakistan is heading for general elections later this year, with current National Assembly set to complete its term on August 12.

cricketer-turned-politician has been accused of illegally selling state gifts for profit worth USD 497,500. Khan has denied wrongdoings, saying he legally bought gifts from Toshakhana, a government-owned treasure house.

This is second time in three months that Khan has been arrested.

Earlier, he was arrested on May 9 in Islamabad from high court’s premises in Al-Qadir Trust corruption case, sparking violent protests by his supporters.

Khan faces more than 140 cases across country and charges like terrorism, violence, blasphemy, corruption and murder.