RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Terrorism Court Rawalpindi on Thursday approved i4-day judicial remand of PTI founder Imran Khan in 12 cases linked to May 9 riots.
ATC Judge Malik Ijaz Asif, however, rejected the request for a 30-day physical remand by the police and instead approved judicial remand during the hearing held at Adiala jail.
The former premier is incarcerated at Adiala jail and all his cases, including Toshakhana and cypher, are being heard inside the prison premises.
The hearing was attended by counsels representing Imran – Malik Faisal and Sardar Shahbaz Khosa.
Imran’s arrest and previous hearings
On January 9, Imran was arrested in the GHQ attack case soon after his release warrant was issued in the cypher case.
The hearing had commenced at the Adiala jail through a video link and was attended by multiple station house officers (SHO).
Rawalpindi’s anti-terrorism special court presided over by Judge Ijaz, had granted a two-day physical remand for Imran Khan in connection to 12 cases related to the May 9 riots following the conclusion of legal arguments.
Following the court’s decision, investigation teams from all police stations were authorised to conduct inquiries into Imran’s involvement within the confines of Adiala jail. The court had explicitly directed that the PTI chief could not be removed from the jail premises.
In July last year, a high-level joint investigation team (JIT) probing incidents related to the May 9 violence had decided to nominate the former premier in two terrorism cases including an attack on the GHQ.
The May 9 riots pertain to the attacks on state installations last year, following the arrest of the then Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman in a corruption case. The installations, which were attacked, included the army’s General Headquarters in Rawalpindi and the corps commander’s house in Lahore.
