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US State Dept Spokesperson Matthew Miller Reacts on PTI founder acquitted in cipher case
US State Dept Spokesperson Matthew Miller Reacts on PTI founder acquitted in cipher case
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00:00 The Pakistani courts will decide the legal proceedings against Bani BTR.
00:04 The translator is Matthew Miller, an American expert.
00:07 We will know more details of the briefing from Jahanzaib Ali, but first, let's listen to what he said.
00:14 I'm not sure if you saw Imran Khan was acquitted of his previous conviction on the Cypher case.
00:22 So the only case that he's currently jailed for is what's known as this un-Islamic marriage charge.
00:29 So you talked earlier about the Georgia law and that was undermining Georgian democracy.
00:36 Why is the State Department willing to weigh in on a law passed through the Georgian legislature, but something insane like this, that's a matter for the Pakistani courts?
00:46 So I just don't have any further comment on the case.
00:48 When we look at different countries, we take into account appropriate context, circumstances in making our judgments.
00:55 We've addressed the question of Imran Khan many times.
00:58 The legal proceedings against him are something for the Pakistani courts to decide.
01:02 Could that really be in accordance with their laws and constitution?
01:05 But could that really be a matter for the Pakistani courts? Could that possibly be the State Department's position?
01:10 It is our position that when you come to these laws in Pakistan and this court case, it is something for the Pakistani courts to decide.
01:19 And you just saw to this question, charges against him thrown out by the courts.
01:24 Jahanzaib Ali is with us. Let's hear more details from him.
01:27 Jahanzaib, what is the American and foreign prosecutor's interpretation of this?
01:33 A few minutes ago, the American and foreign prosecutor's interpreter Matthew Miller was at a press conference.
01:38 The American and foreign prosecutor asked him questions about Imran Khan's case.
01:43 And the question that was asked in the case of Iddat, the case that was left unresolved,
01:48 the American and foreign prosecutor said that this is a matter for the Pakistani courts.
01:54 And they have also responded to Imran Khan's charges many times.
02:00 And the decision of this illegal business is for the Pakistani courts to make.
02:07 He said that we make our decisions about this case in an appropriate manner.
02:12 And we look at the context and make our decisions.
02:16 And he also said, in translation, what is the American position on this case?
02:23 He said that the Pakistani courts know the Pakistani laws better and they will make their decisions.
02:29 Thank you very much, Jahanzaib.
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