{"id":14719,"date":"2023-10-16T11:08:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T11:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/ihc-directs-imran-to-approach-special-court-against-jail-trial\/"},"modified":"2023-10-16T11:08:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T11:08:56","slug":"ihc-directs-imran-to-approach-special-court-against-jail-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/ihc-directs-imran-to-approach-special-court-against-jail-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"IHC directs Imran to approach special court against jail trial"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday directed PTI Chairman Imran Khan to approach the special court against his jail trial in the cipher case<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The cipher case pertains to a diplomatic document<\/a> that reportedly<\/a> went missing from Imran\u2019s possession. The PTI alleges<\/a> that the document contained a threat from the United States to oust Khan from office.<\/p>\n

The PTI chief was convicted and sentenced<\/a> to three years in prison in the Toshakhana graft case on August 5, 2023. He was subsequently shifted to Attock jail, but the IHC later suspended his sentence<\/a>. However, Khan remained in jail<\/a> because he was on judicial remand in the cipher case.<\/p>\n

On September 25, the IHC accepted<\/a> Imran\u2019s petition to be shifted<\/a> to Adiala jail in Rawalpindi from Attock district jail.<\/p>\n

On September 30, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) submitted a challan \u2014a charge sheet \u2014 in the Special Court established<\/a> under the Official Secrets Act, naming the former prime minister and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi as the principal accused<\/a> in the cipher case.<\/p>\n

Imran has filed several petitions in the IHC, including one seeking to stay his jail trial<\/a> in the cipher case, another seeking to suspend<\/a> the Toshakhana verdict, and a third against his indictment<\/a> in the cipher case, which is set for October 17<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today, the IHC disposed of the plea against the holding of the cipher case trial in Adiala Jail, directing Imran to approach the special court instead for the same.<\/p>\n

IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq announced the reserved verdict today.<\/p>\n

The verdict stated that the jail trial was \u201cin favour\u201d of the former premier keeping in mind security-related matters. \u201cThere is no ill will apparent on the matter of jail trial,\u201d it observed.<\/p>\n

The order recalled that Imran had voiced his reservations relating to his security \u201cnumerous times\u201d. \u201cIf the PTI chairman has reservations about the jail trial, he may approach the trial court,\u201d the order stated.<\/p>\n

The plea<\/h2>\n

On October 4, Imran, through Advocate Sher Afzal Marwat, had approached<\/a> the IHC against the holding of the cipher case trial in Adiala Jail.<\/p>\n

The application, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com<\/em>, made the state a respondent in the case. Its title had stated it was filed under section 151 (saving of inherent powers of court) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.<\/p>\n

It had urged the court to restrain the respondents from \u201cissuing any order like the one dated Oct 3, 2023 or any order in future for holding trial of Mr Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi in cipher case in Adiala Jail\u201d.<\/p>\n

The plea had cited the notification issued by the law ministry a day ago, which had allowed Imran\u2019s trial in the cipher case to be held in the Adiala jail due to security reasons cited by the Interior Division.<\/p>\n

The notification had stated that the Law and Justice Division had \u201cno objection\u201d to the jail trial of the accused \u201ctill his security clearance\u201d was issued.<\/p>\n

Imran\u2019s application to the IHC had recalled that the same matter was \u201cdebated\/argued\u201d before the IHC, which it said had to decide the jurisdiction or authority of the law ministry to issue the No-Objection Certificate (NOC) and \u201cto construe as to whether the NOC could be deemed as a binding order\u201d for the special court judge to shift the trial to Adiala Jail.<\/p>\n

The plea had argued that the \u201cmatter would be rendered infructuous\u201d if the said notification was not suspect or if the respondents were not restrained from issuing an identical order in the future.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday directed PTI Chairman Imran Khan to approach the special court against his jail trial in the cipher case. The cipher case pertains to a diplomatic document that reportedly went missing from Imran\u2019s possession. 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