PTI chief Imran Khan filed a plea in the Supreme Court on Thursday, seeking the formation of a joint investigation team (JIT) or a judicial commission to probe the “illegal” surveillance, recording and release of data, including audio recordings, from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
In his petition filed today, the former prime minister moved the apex court for the formation of a JIT or judicial commission “for undertaking a detailed probe and investigation into the illegal surveillance, recording, retention, custody and release/leaking of the surveillance data, with directions to determine the authenticity of the audio leaks and to identify and bring to task and punish the persons responsible for authorising and conducting the illegal surveillance, and the collection and subsequent release of the surveillance data, including the audio leaks”.
He also urged the court to issue a continuing mandamus a judicial writ issued as a command to an inferior court or ordering a person to perform a public or statutory duty “to supervise the whole process so as to ensure that the JIT or the commission completes its task in a satisfactory manner, the illegal surveillance is put to a permanent end, the surveillance data is identified, retrieved, secured and then destroyed, if need be, and appropriate action taken against the culprits”.
Imran further requested the court to declare the “illegal surveillance of the PMO and PMH (Prime Minister’s House) and the release of surveillance data, especially through the audio leaks, unconstitutional and in violation of law”.
He also sought instructions for the government and relevant agencies to take steps for preventing the release, publication, dissemination, sharing, broadcast and spread of any of the surveillance data, including the further use of audio leaks.
Imran Khan moves SC for probe into PM House audio leaks
