{"id":1186387,"date":"2023-08-21T22:29:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T22:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/?p=442099"},"modified":"2023-08-21T22:29:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T22:29:52","slug":"imran-khan-booked-under-pakistan-state-secrets-law-for-allegedly-mishandling-secret-cable-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2023\/08\/21\/imran-khan-booked-under-pakistan-state-secrets-law-for-allegedly-mishandling-secret-cable-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Imran Khan Booked Under Pakistan State Secrets Law for Allegedly Mishandling Secret Cable in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The political crisis<\/u> roiling Pakistan has morphed into a constitutional crisis. The dual crises were kicked into motion when former Prime Minister Imran Khan was removed from power last year and deepened with his recent imprisonment on corruption charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last week, the Pakistani authorities moved to charge Khan under Pakistan\u2019s Official Secrets Act for his alleged mishandling of a classified diplomatic cable, known internally as a cipher. The March 7, 2022, cable had been at the center of a controversy in Pakistan, with Khan and his supporters claiming for a year and a half that it showed U.S. pressure to remove the prime minister. Khan publicly revealed the existence of the document in a late March 2022 rally. In April, Khan was removed by a parliamentary vote of no confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n