Ali Amin Gandapur pays seven crore rupees fee to Imran Khan’s lawyers in one month, says Sher Afzal Marwat

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sher Afzal Khan Marwat has claimed that Chief Minister (CM) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Ali Amin Gandapur paid seven crore rupees fee to party founder Imran Khan’s lawyer.

Speaking with Azaad Urdu, Marwat expressed disappointment over the massive fees which are being paid to former Premier Imran Khan’s lawyer. “It is not justified that more than a crore rupees is paid to lawyers in one case," he stated. 

“It is in my knowledge that exorbitant fees have been paid to lawyers. The fees paid to the lawyers are so high that, if calculated, each day Imran Khan spends in jail is costing more than lac,” he said.

However, Marwat clarified that Imran Khan nominated lawyers for his cases.

He emphasised that there should have been negotiations regarding the fees. “I am a lawyer myself, and I know what costs are reasonable [for lawyer fee],” he added.

Sher Afzal Marwat stressed, “Having money doesn't mean that there should be no accountability. There must be proper financial transparency with the lawyers, and a reasonable fee should be paid to lawyers.”

Additionally, the PTI leader also said that he had not charged a single rupee when he was Imran Khan's counsel in multiple cases.

Moreover, Marwat maintained that he had represented several PTI leaders, including CM KP Ali Amin Gandapur, former Speaker of National Assembly Asad Qaiser and Member National Assembly (MNA) Shandana Gulzar Khan in courts and did not charge them even a single penny.

Asked about how much fee he charged for one case, Marwat linked his fee to the client's financial conditions: “Sometimes, I had charged one crore from a client who could afford it; however, apart from Imran Khan and PTI leaders, I have taken two cases free of charge.”

Commenting on the 34-year sentence of former CM Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Khalid Khurshid, Marwat made a witty jab at the GB court by saying that life imprisonment in Pakistan is limited to 25 years only if someone killed a person.

Marwat said he wants to salute the GB judiciary for surpassing the Pakistani judiciary in terms of justice by sentencing Khalid Khurshid for 34-years. 

A GB anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday sentenced ex-CM Khalid Khurshid Khan to 34 years in prison for threatening security institutions at a party rally in July last year.