Imran Khan’s celebration on Monday petitioned the Islamabad Prime Courtroom to shift the jailed former high minister from the Attock prison in Punjab province to Rawalpindi’s high-security Adiala jail, conserving in view his prosperous circle of relatives background, social and political standing.
In a petition, the attorney of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) celebration asked the Islamabad Prime Courtroom to switch the deposed premier the place A-class amenities are to be had, including that his circle of relatives, legal professionals and his doctor Dr Faisal Sultan must be allowed to fulfill him.
He maintained that assembly his legal professionals, prison workforce and circle of relatives used to be the basic proper of the celebration chairman.
Khan, 70, used to be arrested from his house in Lahore on Saturday in a while after an Islamabad trial court docket discovered him in charge of “corrupt practices” within the Toshakhana corruption case and sentenced him to a few years in prison.
After his arrest, he used to be shifted to Attock prison in Attock town in Punjab province despite the fact that the court docket order directed government to resort him at Rawalpindi’s high-security Adiala jail.
In a separate building, it used to be reported that Khan used to be shifted to cellular no 2 in Attock prison, which has excessive safety and “higher amenities”, Geo Information reported.
The dimensions of cellular no 2 is larger than the former one and has a desk, chair, bed, and mattress.
“Since adolescence, the petitioner is from an prosperous circle of relatives, and later because of his schooling, behavior, and social and political standing within the society, has were given familiar with a greater mode of lifestyles… is a graduate of Oxford College, UK and the … captain of Pakistan nationwide Cricket workforce…,” the petition learn.
“Protecting in view the petitioner’s social and political standing, his schooling, and his being familiar with a greater dwelling taste, the Petitioner used to be entitled to A-Elegance amenities in relation to Rule 243 learn with Rule 248 of Pakistan Jail Regulations.”
A workforce of medical doctors has been appointed for the PTI chairman and can check out him in two shifts, Geo Information reported.
After his arrest, “Fees of misdeclaration of belongings were confirmed towards PTI chairman,” Pass judgement on Humayun Dilawar wrote in his judgment, handing Khan 3 years in prison, along side a advantageous of Rs 100,000, whilst issuing an arrest warrant for his speedy arrest.
The petition on Monday, filed thru Khan’s legal professional Naeem Haider Panjotha, added that Khan used to be being stored in a “small cellular of 9 x 11 toes”.
It additional appealed that the PTI’s chair’s prison workforce, non-public doctor and members of the family be allowed to fulfill him.
“Additionally, Dr Faisal Sultan is the doctor of the petitioner for twenty-five years and is conscious about all of the clinical historical past of the Petitioner.”
Panjotha met Khan for one hour and 45 mins within the presence of a prison legit to get prison paper signed by means of him for launching appeals towards his conviction.
The attorney instructed the media that Khan knowledgeable him that he has been stored in a depressing room with an open bathroom, frequented by means of flies right through the day and ants within the evening.
“I’ve been stored in a depressing room and not using a tv or newspaper to be had. No person is permitted to fulfill me as though I’m a terrorist,” Panjotha quoted Khan as pronouncing.
Speaking concerning the meals, Khan simply stated that he used to be grateful to God for no matter fit to be eaten he used to be getting. He additionally requested the attorney to let everybody know over the media that “I can die however won’t ever settle for servitude.”
Panjotha stated Khan has directed the celebration’s prison workforce to take prison motion towards those that “attacked” Zaman Park and “abducted” him.
“He additionally stated that the PTI core committee will make a decision the best way ahead in session with me âæ no resolution shall be taken by means of a unmarried particular person,” the attorney stated.
The attorney additionally quoted Khan as pronouncing that the general public must proceed their non violent protests and proceed this “warfare towards slavery”.
Khan additionally demanded that his spouse Bushra Bibi must be allowed to fulfill him.
The Toshakhana case says that Khan “intentionally hid” main points of the presents he retained from the Toshakhana, a repository the place items passed to executive officers from international officers are stored, right through his time because the high minister and proceeds from their reported gross sales.
That is the second one time in 3 months that Khan has been arrested.
Khan used to be arrested on Would possibly 9 in Islamabad from the excessive court docket’s premises within the Al-Qadir Consider corruption case, sparking violent protests by means of his supporters.
Khan faces greater than 140 instances around the nation and costs like terrorism, violence, blasphemy, corruption and homicide.
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Aug 7, 2023