An Islamabad district and sessions court issued a bailable arrest warrant for PTI leader Shahbaz Gill in the sedition case filed against him for inciting mutiny within the army.
\nThe court, while issuing the warrant, said the PTI leader should ensure his appearance at the next hearing and can obtain bail against surety bonds of Rs200,000. The case has been adjourned till January 6.
\nDuring the hearing, a junior lawyer requested the court to grant Gill an exemption from today\u2019s appearance.
\nAt this, special prosecutor Rizwan Abbasi said that the PTI leader had adopted a non-serious attitude in the case.
\n\u201cWhere is Gill\u2019s lawyer Shahryar Tariq?\u201d asked additional sessions judge Tahir Abbas Sipra.
\nThe junior lawyer told the court that Tariq was busy in the high court and will reach in a while.
\nAt this point, the special prosecutor intervened and told the judge that Gill\u2019s request was a joke with the court. He also urged the court to issue warrants for the PTI leader.
\nGill\u2019s lawyer, Tariq, told the judge that Gill\u2019s illness was detected during his physical remand when he underwent a medical examination. He added that his client\u2019s health was being ignored which caused the delay of the trial.
\n\u201cGill got an exemption from appearance based on a government hospital\u2019s report,\u201d Tariq said. He added that his client, an asthma patient, has been in the hospital since December 7.
\n\u201cAs per the hospital report, Gill needs oxygen to breathe. We are not running away from the hearing, the hospital is like a jail,\u201d the PTI leader\u2019s lawyer added. He also urged the court to accept his client\u2019s exemption from the hearing.
\n\u201cGill will appear in the court once his health improves,\u201d Tariq said, adding that Gill has been appearing in the court in the past as well.
\n\u201cThere is a smog problem in Lahore. Why doesn\u2019t Gill get treatment at PIMS?\u201d the judge remarked.
\nThe case
\nGill was taken into custody on August 9 for inciting mutiny within the Pakistan Army through his remarks during a private TV channel show.
\nHe was booked in a sedition and arms recovery case in August and stayed in detention for over a month. He, however, finally got bail from the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in the sedition case on September 15, after repeatedly attempting to get released.
\nThe case against Gill is registered at Kohsar Police Station, under Sections 124-A (sedition), 505 (statements conducing to public mischief), and of the Pakistan Penal Code.
\nThe PTI had been insistent in demanding the party leader’s bail, alleging that he is facing humiliation, torture and sexual abuse in police custody.
\nWhile Gill was in police custody, the PTI had repeatedly alleged that he was “sexually assaulted”, “tortured”, and “stripped-naked”. However, the authorities completely denied the claims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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