WASHINGTON –
The imprisonment of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is arbitrary and contrary to international law, a UN working group on human rights said in an advisory report issued on Monday, adding that the jailed politician must be released immediately.
The Geneva-based UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said the “appropriate solution would be to immediately release Mr Khan and grant him an enforceable right to compensation and other reparations, in accordance with international law.”
The UN working group said Khan’s legal troubles were part of a “much larger campaign of repression” against him and his Pakistani Tehree-e-Insaf party.
