A local court in Islamabad on Saturday sent Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid on judicial remand and denied a police request for an extension in the former interior minister’s physical remand.
\nThe court had reserved its decision on the prosecutor’s request for extending the AML chief’s physical remand. Resuming the hearing, Judicial Magistrate Omar Shabbir ordered police to transfer the veteran politician to Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail.
\nDuring the hearing earlier today, the former minister alleged that the “police had tied his hands and feet” and asked the court to provide him with Rangers\u2019 security. Criticizing the police’s treatment, Rashid said it is better to give him a \u201cdeath sentence\u201d.
\nThe investigation officer informed the court that tests of the AML chief have been conducted. However, the photogrammetric test is yet to be done.
\nThe former interior minister’s lawyer Sardar Abdul Razzaq then gave arguments in the court and said that the provisions imposed do not apply to his client.
\nHe furthered that Rashid was \u201ctortured at night\u201d, adding that the police were given a two-day physical remand for investigation, but they \u201ctortured\u201d the former minister.
\nOpposing the police\u2019s request for an extension in physical remand, the lawyer stated that a two-day remand was given for investigation in the same case.
\nRazzaq further argued that the case is \u201cmade on political basis\u201d, adding that an extension in physical remand is being sought to \u201cmake Rashid a target of political revenge\u201d.
\nThe lawyer then pleaded to discharge Rashid from the case.
\nThe former minister\u2019s second lawyer, Intezar Panjoota, then made arguments and said that since the case is ongoing in the high court, an extension in physical remand cannot be given.
\nOpposing all three provisions imposed in the case against the AML chief, Panjoota argued that giving additional \u201cphysical remand of Sheikh Rashid will be illegal\u201d.
\n\u201cThe prosecution should be asked about the progress in the investigation during the two-day physical remand,\u201d demanded Panjoota.
\nThe former interior minister was earlier arrested by the Islamabad police in a late-night raid on his residence in a private housing society for publically accusing former president Asif Ali Zardari of hatching a plot to assassinate PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
\nOn Thursday, an Islamabad court remanded him to two-day police custody following his late-night arrest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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