US EditionPakistan military court sentences ex-spy chief Faiz Hameed to 14 years in prison
Faiz Hameed was convicted on four charges including misuse of authority and violating the Official Secrets Act after 15 months of court-martial proceedings, the military said.
- On Thursday, the Field General Court Martial sentenced retired Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed to 14 years after 15 months of proceedings under the Pakistan Army Act.
- After a 2024 detention tied to a court-ordered probe, Hameed was held following Pakistan's Supreme Court-ordered internal probe into allegations tied to the Top City company, and his arrest last year surprised many.
- The proceedings listed four charges against Hameed, and the military said he was found guilty on all counts while receiving full defense rights, including counsel of his choice.
- Hameed has the right to appeal the verdict before the relevant forum, the military said, describing him as a close associate of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan since 2023.
- Detaining a former spy chief is unusually rare in Pakistan, and the case linked to the Top City project adds to turmoil since Imran Khan was ousted in April 2022.
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Pakistan military court sentences former intelligence chief to prison for abuse of power
A Pakistani military court sentenced former intelligence chief Faiz Hameed to 14 years imprisonment on charges of espionage and abuse of power, according to a press release by the media and public relations division of Pakistan’s army on Thursday. According to the statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Field General Court Martial found Hameed guilty on four charges, namely engaging in political activities, misuse of authori…
General Faiz Hameed, former director of Pakistani intelligence services, at the bar for abuse of power and conspiracy linked to the violence of May 2023, when hundreds of people protested asking for the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. This is the first time that a former intelligence summit is formally condemned. The sentence is part of the reorganization of the relations between army and politics and after the recent strengthening …
Pakistan’s ex-spy chief jailed 14 years for abuse of power
A military court sentenced the former head of Pakistan's powerful Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency to 14 years in prison for violating state secrets and abusing his authority, the army said Thursday. Faiz Hameed, who served during the tenure of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, was also convicted of "engaging in political activities" and causing "wrongful loss to persons", the army's publicity wing said in a statement. Faiz Hameed, …
Pakistan’s Ex-Spy Chief Sentenced to Prison After Court-Martial
A Pakistani military court on Thursday announced that it had sentenced Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, the former head of the country’s intelligence agency, to 14 years in prison after convicting him on charges of corruption, political meddling and misuse of authority. The verdict marks a rare moment in Pakistan’s history. It is the first time that a former chief of the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence, or I.S.I., has been prosecuted and imprisoned by…
Pakistan jails former ISI chief Faiz Hameed
FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail A military court in Pakistan has sentenced the country’s former intelligence chief and Imran Khan ally, Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, to 14 years in prison. This is the first time in the country’s 78-year history that a former chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has been sentenced. A Field General Court Martial officially issued […]
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