Imran Khan Toshakhana Case LIVE: No Medical Tests Conducted For Imran Khan, Taken Straight To Jail — Report
Imran Khan Toshakhana Case LIVE: Follow this live blog for the latest updates on the developments pertaining to Imran Khan's conviction in the Toshakhana case.
Imran Khan was taken directly to jail instead of conducting the medical test first, reported Pakistan daily The Dawn.
Senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Tehsil Bafa Pakhil condemns registration of case and raids on Nisar Khan Swati for taking out a peaceful protest rally.
PTI tweeted, "The whole of Pakistan came out for its leader, who was not even given the right to defend #انصاف_کا_قتل and was arrested by unilaterally making it illegal #لندن_پلان_نامنظور
The powerful imposing elites do not understand that now Pakistan's decisions will be made by the Pakistani people in Pakistan."
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PTI Punjab tweets, "Imran Khan is not a person but the name of an ideology that has settled in the hearts of the people, it is not difficult or impossible to defeat Imran Khan with such deceitful tactics."
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday called for peaceful protests in Pakistan within the ambit of the law and Constitution after the arrest of the party's chairman Imran Khan, Pakistan-based Dawn reported. It also requested the Supreme Court to hear its review petition filed earlier in the day against the maintainability of the Toshakhana case.
Imran Khan News: According to Geo News, Judge Dilawar mentioned in his judgment: "Charges of misdeclaration of assets have been proven against PTI chairman."
Imran Khan is being transferred to Kot Lakhpat Jail, said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
Following Imran Khan's conviction in the Toshakhana case, the former Pak PM's party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf said that it will challenge the decision in the high court. In a tweet in Urdu, PTI said that the Toshakhana case placed a black mark on the forehead of the country's justice system.
"A very biased decision of the Additional District and Sessions Judge in the Tosha Khana case. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf rejected the biased decision of the biased judge Humayun Dilawar. Announcement to challenge the decision before the High Court. Another black mark was placed on the forehead of the justice system by the Tosha Khana case. The trial was conducted in the most absurd manner in history by the biased judge Humayun Dilawar. In this worst trial in history, an attempt was made to kill justice at the hands of a biased and morally corrupt judge. The trial judge with blindfolds of bias blindfolded the facts of the case with a specific agenda. Sessions Court's decision is the worst example of political revenge and engineering, PTI said in a tweet in Urdu, loosely translated into English.
"A shameful invasion of the Republic and democracy was made through a flawed, ridiculous and without solid legal basis decision. Humayun Dilawar's decision is a desperate attempt to achieve the shameful goals of a level playing field under the London Plan. The nation will never accept such a conspiracy and revenge attempt against the most popular and reliable political leader of the nation. There will be no tunnels in the face of judicial protection provided to fascism and the worst state oppression," tweet further read.
The Toshakhana is a department under the administrative control of the Cabinet Division and stores precious gifts given to rulers, parliamentarians, bureaucrats, and officials by heads of other governments and states and foreign dignitaries. Khan was accused of selling the state gifts received by him and it turned out to be a major issue in national politics after the Election Commission of Pakistan disqualified the former premier.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested after being found guilty in the Toshakhana case, as reported by ANI citing Pakistan's Geo News.
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Saturday was found guilty in the Toshakhana case and sentenced to three years imprisonment. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman was found guilty of "corrupt practices" by an Islamabad trial court. Along with his prison sentence, Imran Khan has also been fined Rs1,00,000, reported Pakistani news website Dawn.
Background
Imran Khan Toshakhana Case LIVE: A district and sessions court convicted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former PM Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case, sentencing him to three years in prison, reports Pakistan's Geo News. Last month, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) declared the Toshakhana case against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief inadmissible, reported PTI citing ARY News. The 70-year-old leader was indicted in the Toshakhana case on May 10 by Additional Sessions Judge Humayun Dilawar, who rejected objections about the admissibility of the case.
Khan then moved the IHC, which had stayed criminal proceedings on the case till June 8. After the hearing began, Justice Aamer on June 23 reserved his verdict on the petition, saying that he would look into the matter after Eid ul-Adha. On Tuesday, Chief Justice Amir Farooq declared the Toshakhana case against Khan inadmissible, ARY News reported, as quoted by PTI.
Notably, the Toshakhana is a department under the administrative control of the Cabinet Division and stores precious gifts given to rulers, parliamentarians, bureaucrats, and officials by heads of other governments and states and foreign dignitaries. Khan was accused of selling the state gifts received by him and it turned out to be a major issue in national politics after the Election Commission of Pakistan disqualified the former premier. He was disqualified for making “false statements and incorrect declaration”, reported PTI.
As per the report, he has been accused of misusing his 2018 to 2022 premiership to buy and sell gifts in state possession that were received during visits abroad and worth more than Rs140 million (USD 635,000).
In his petition, the PTI chief objected to filing a complaint after a specified period. The report stated that his lawyer, Khawaja Haris, maintained that a complaint could only be filed within four months of submitting the return. Khan’s lawyer Gohar Khan has termed the verdict a "victory".
"An appeal was filed against the decision of the session judge in the Toshakhana case," he said, as quoted in the report. Notably, as per the report, the former Pak PM chief submitted a petition to the court, seeking Justice Aamer's recusal from the case a day earlier. In the petition, the cricketer-turned-politician sought the transfer of the two Toshakhana cases to another bench in the interest of a “fair and impartial” trial. The petition also named the district election commission as the respondent.
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