PTI raises considerations over Imran Khan’s jail circumstances, says stored in solitary confinement
Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, is being held in solitary confinement in a loss of life cell at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, his occasion, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), claimed on Monday.
PTI central data secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram made these claims throughout a press convention, stating that Khan had been positioned in a cell meant for terrorists.
“Imran Khan has been stored in a loss of life cell; he has been stored in solitary confinement,” he stated. “Khan was stored within the loss of life cell because the undertrial prisoner earlier than he was convicted.”
Akram criticised the therapy of Khan, calling it shameful and an try to interrupt his will, including that authorities had denied Khan visits from his household and political allies, despite the fact that the regulation permits conferences with attorneys and shut kinfolk.
He identified that, regardless of a court docket ruling allowing six people to fulfill Khan, these conferences had not been allowed.
“The courts’ orders are being disregarded. Even Imran Khan’s spouse has been denied conferences with him twice, and no rationalization is being given,”he added.
PTI has filed a contempt of court docket petition over the difficulty, however conferences proceed to be blocked.
Issues have additionally been raised about Khan’s well-being, as the data secretary stated that Khan has been denied medical consultations together with his physician. Moreover, PTI leaders have expressed frustration over the jail authorities withholding Khan’s books and newspapers.
These claims couldn’t be verified. Imran Khan has been behind bars since his arrest on August 5, 2023.
