ATC rejects Imran Khan’s bail pleas in eight Might 9 circumstances

Former prime minister Imran Khan speaks during a press conference at United Nations Headquarters in New York, United States, September 24, 2019. — AFP
Former prime minister Imran Khan speaks throughout a press convention at United Nations Headquarters in New York, United States, September 24, 2019. — AFP

An Anti-Terrorism Court docket (ATC) in Lahore has rejected bail petitions of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, who stays incarcerated on the Adiala jail since August final 12 months, in eight circumstances associated to Might 9 violence, together with the Jinnah Home assault.

ATC Choose Manzar Ali Gul introduced the reserved judgment, dismissing the bail pleas of the ousted prime minister.

The circumstances included prices associated to the Jinnah Home and Askari Tower assaults, arson and vandalism at Shadman police station, and the burning of police autos at Rahat Bakery Chowk and Zaman Park.

Earlier this month, Rawalpindi ATC authorized a five-day bodily remand of Imran in a vandalism case.

The event got here through the listening to of a case held at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail the place the previous prime minister has been incarcerated for greater than a 12 months now.

Imran was arrested within the vandalism case hours after the Islamabad Excessive Court docket (IHC) on Wednesday authorized his bail within the new Toshakhana case involving the alleged unlawful sale of state items.

The Might 9, 2023 occasions confer with the violent protests broke out in a number of components of the nation following the arrest of the PTI founder and noticed assaults on public properties together with army installations together with Corps Commander Home Lahore also referred to as Jinnah Home.

Final week, the federal authorities launched “unique” CCTV footage of the Might 9, 2023, violent protests, displaying the alleged former ruling get together’s protesters vandalising and torching authorities and army installations.

Data Minister Attaullah Tarar, who performed some video and audio messages of PTI leaders at a press convention in Islamabad, demanded that courts guarantee “swift justice” following the “plain proof” in opposition to the previous ruling get together.

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