Islamabad High Court permits Imran Khan to satisfy his attorneys in Attock jail

The Islamabad High Court dominated on Friday that the attorneys of Imran Khan can meet the previous Pakistan prime minister in Attock jail the place he has been incarcerated after his conviction in a corruption case.

The ruling got here after Khan’s lawyer Sher Afzal Khan Marwat appeared earlier than Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and requested him to challenge directives to permit the authorized workforce entry to Khan jailed since Saturday within the Punjab province.

Marawat mentioned the attorneys weren’t permitted to satisfy the 70-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman regardless of the court docket orders, the Express Tribune newspaper reported.

He mentioned “false accusations” of inflicting disruptions within the jail had been levelled in opposition to Khan’s attorneys, it mentioned.

“We have said this before and we will say it again, lawyers are allowed to hold meetings,” the chief justice mentioned.

“Failure to allow these meetings will be viewed as contempt of court,” he warned.

The court docket additionally heard Khan’s plea requesting a switch from Attock district jail to Rawalpindi’s high-security Adiala jail, the report mentioned.

“There is the matter of meetings and facilities at the jail before us. We will issue appropriate orders,” Chief Justice Farooq mentioned.

On Thursday, Khan’s spouse Bushra Bibi was allowed to satisfy her husband for the primary time because the former premier was put behind bars on Saturday, whereas his authorized workforce was stopped from having a gathering with Khan.

Bushra met Khan after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted her permission, mentioned Khan’s lawyer Naeem Haider Panjutha.

Panjuthaha was granted entry on Monday by the jail authorities to satisfy Khan, however was denied permission on Thursday.

After seeing the PTI chairman, he had mentioned that the previous premier was being saved in “distressing” circumstances and supplied “C-Class jail facilities”.

Attock jail in japanese Punjab province is notorious for its harsh circumstances and its inmates embrace convicted militants.

Khan has instructed his attorneys to take him out of the Attock jail as he doesn’t wish to stay in a small, remoted cell with out air-conditioning that’s infested with flies in the course of the day and bugs at evening.

His get together has approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) and sought Khan’s switch from Attock jail to Adiala jail within the garrison metropolis of Rawalpindi.

Khan, the cricketer-turned-politician, was arrested on Saturday from his Lahore home shortly after an Islamabad trial court docket discovered him responsible of “corrupt practices” within the Toshakhana corruption case.

He was sentenced on expenses of unlawfully promoting state presents acquired by him and his household throughout his 2018-2022 tenure.

Khan has additionally been barred from politics for 5 years, stopping him from contesting an upcoming election. He has denied any wrongdoing

Edited By:

Sudeep Lavania

Published On:

Aug 11, 2023