ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has no confidence in Islamabad Excessive Court docket (IHC) Chief Justice Aamer Farooq, his lawyer mentioned on Friday following the rejection of former’s bail plea within the cypher case.
The IHC chief justice, who had beforehand reserved his choice on Imran Khan’s bail plea, introduced the reserved choice on Friday. The court docket additionally dismissed a petition in search of the dismissal of the case. At the moment, Imran Khan is imprisoned in Adiala Jail on judicial remand within the cypher case.
Chatting with the media after the listening to of the cypher case in Adiala Jail, PTI chief’s lawyer Salman Safdar acknowledged that his consumer’s morale remained excessive. He expressed concern that attorneys for different co-accused, together with Shah Mehmood Qureshi, weren’t permitted to fulfill the incarcerated PTI chief.
The lawyer argued that it was unjust to deal with the cypher as a “secret” when it had been mentioned within the Nationwide Safety Committee. Salman Safdar went on to explain the cypher case as baseless, likening it to the “Toshakhana case” and contending that Imran Khan was dealing with a biased trial.
He asserted, “It’s recognized what the judges need,” with out offering additional particulars. He additionally talked about that every one instances associated to the cypher case could be taken to the Supreme Court docket.
Salman Safdar disclosed that Imran Khan had acknowledged in court docket that he had not dedicated any crime and that he was a patriotic citizen of the nation. The lawyer accused these behind the cypher case of utilizing it to oust Imran Khan from politics and expressed that the rejection of Imran’s bail was not stunning, because the PTI chief had already expressed his insecurity in IHC Chief Justice Amir Faroqq.
The lawyer emphasised that sooner or later, PTI would object to inclusion of the IHC chief justice in any bench fashioned to listen to the petitions of their leaders, lamenting that each of their pleas had been dismissed by the IHC chief justice.
He argued that these techniques had been employed to delay Imran Khan’s detention, and he accused the Islamabad Excessive Court docket of intentionally extending the listening to. He additionally highlighted that the Supreme Court docket had dominated that the accused should concentrate on the proof the prosecution meant to current, expressing remorse that his consumer had been stored in the dead of night in regards to the proof within the cypher case.
Advocate Aftab, one other PTI lawyer, used a harsh tone and alleged that justice within the cypher case was being “bought”. He drew parallels with Imran Khan’s political adversary, Nawaz Sharif, and claimed {that a} “proclaimed offender” had been granted bail the day before today, together with his appeals restored.
He mentioned that Shah Mehmood Qureshi had directed his authorized representatives to not file petitions with Justice Amir Farooq in relation to the continued cypher case.
Earlier in the present day, throughout the cypher case listening to in Adiala Jail, the defence attorneys requested that witness statements shouldn’t be recorded till the Islamabad Excessive Court docket delivered its choice on Imran Khan’s bail plea.
The request, nevertheless, was met with opposition from the prosecution led by Shah Khawar. Regardless of the defence’s plea, the court docket allowed the prosecution to current 5 witnesses within the case, specifically Nadir Khan, Imran Sajid, Muhammad Nauman, Shamoon Qaiser, and Farrukh Abbas.
The Federal Investigation Company (FIA) group, accompanied by key witnesses, arrived at Adiala Jail to current these people earlier than Decide Abul Hasnat Muhammad Al-Zulqarnain. This occasion drew vital media consideration, each home and international, with journalists stationed outdoors the jail premises.
Notably, Prosecutor Khawar Shah clarified that Azam Khan, a determine central to the case, was not an approver, and his assertion wouldn’t be recorded on that individual day.
Amidst these proceedings, defence attorneys persevered of their request to postpone the recording of witness statements till the Islamabad Excessive Court docket’s choice was rendered.
PTI chairman’s lawyer, Salman Safdar, cited an statement made by the IHC chief justice and argued that it was crucial to heed this directive.
Finally, no witness statements had been recorded throughout the listening to held in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail in the present day. The prosecutor confirmed that these statements could be documented on a subsequent date, topic to tips offered by the excessive court docket.
Because of this, the court docket adjourned the subsequent listening to within the cypher case till Tuesday, October 31, at which level the FIA group left the jail premises within the firm of witnesses. This ongoing authorized saga continues to seize public and media consideration, with numerous authorized and procedural complexities coming to the forefront.
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