ISLAMABAD: PTI Chairman Imran Khan has expressed concern after his Chief of Staff Shahbaz Gill was once again remanded in police custody.
“Very concerned about Shahbaz Gill being sent into police remand again,” he said in a series of tweets. He said Gills is in a fragile state of mental and physical health because of the torture inflicted on him when he was abducted and taken to undisclosed location and then again at the police station.
“This is part of conspiracy to target me & PTI by forcibly getting false statements against us similar to what they have been doing against social media activists,” he claimed.
“This is absolutely unacceptable. We will take all legal & pol actions to counter not only this torture being inflicted upon Shahbaz Gill but also any such extra-constitutional and extra-legal actions being devised against us,” he reaffirmed.
Very concerned about Shahbaz Gill being sent into police remand again. He is in a fragile state of mental & physical health because of the torture inflicted on him when he was abducted & taken to undisclosed location & then again at the police station. This is part of conspiracy
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 17, 2022
but also any such extra-Constitutional & extra-legal actions being devised against us.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 17, 2022
An Islamabad district and session court on Wednesday remanded Shahbaz Gill in police custody for another 48 hours.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry announced the reserved verdict. “Muhammad Shahbaz Shabbir Gill is given in the custody of the investigating officer for the purpose of investigation for 48 hours,” the court order reads.
The judge also directed the investigation officer to get the respondent medically examined and submit a report before the court.
PTI has alleged that Gill was tortured in police custody and remains in danger of being subjected to further torture if he is handed back to the Islamabad police.
Last week, a court rejected a police request to extend Gill’s two-day physical remand and an additional district and sessions judge dismissed a plea requesting a review of the district court’s order.
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