- Elahi arrested hours after launch from NAB custody on Sept 1.
- “All circumstances in opposition to him, politically motivated,” says Elahi’s counsel.
- “No jail in Punjab the place I’ve not been incarcerated,” says Elahi.
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism courtroom (ATC) in Islamabad on Friday rejected the prosecution’s request looking for a 10-day bodily remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Parvez Elahi within the Federal Judicial Advanced (FJC) assault case.
ATC Decide Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain despatched the PTI chief to Adiala jail on a 14-day remand.
The PTI president was arrested hours after his launch from NAB custody on September 1, although the Lahore Excessive Courtroom (LHC) had explicitly restricted the authorities from arresting him earlier that day.
The September 1 order was a reiteration of comparable orders issued by the excessive courtroom on July 13, 2023. Elahi has been arrested and detained repeatedly because the Might 9 riots.
the PTI president is accused of sending rioters to Islamabad to vandalise the judicial complicated together with offering autos and batons for a similar, the police claimed, including that the bodily remand was being sought to query him about unidentified criminals and get better autos.
Elahi was produced earlier than the courtroom at this time following the completion of his two-physical remand.
Opposing the prosecutor’s plea for an extension in bodily remand, Elahi’s counsel Sardar Abdul Razzaq advised the decide that the PTI chief was nominated within the case solely two days earlier than his arrest and added that every one circumstances in opposition to his consumer had been politically motivated.
He advised the courtroom that Elahi joined the PTI in April this 12 months and he was not a part of the Imran Khan-led celebration when the celebration employees allegedly attacked the legislation enforcers outdoors the FJC on March 19.
Elahi’s different counsel Babar Awan additionally implored the courtroom to discharge the case in opposition to his consumer, saying the prosecution had failed to offer an iota of proof to ascertain his consumer’s involvement within the terror case.
“There is no such thing as a jail left in Punjab the place I’ve not been incarcerated,” Elahi advised the decide whereas thanking him for inviting him to the podium.
Elahi stated he was a cardiac affected person and a stunt was implanted in his coronary heart.
“Punjab Chief Minister [Mohsin Naqvi] is my relative however he’s my bitter opponent,” he added.
To which, the decide responded: “Watch out for the evil of the one you’ve got been beneficiant to.”
In the meantime, Elahi’s counsel additionally filed an software to permit his household to satisfy him and be given home-cooked meals in jail.
The decide additionally issued notices to the respondents for September 11 on Elahi’s bail software.