PTI moves IHC to transfer Imran to Adiala jail

Lawyer seeks transfer to cell with 'A class' facilities, says meeting legal team, family fundamental right

ISLAMABAD:

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s lawyer on Monday moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for the transfer of the former prime minister from Attock district prison to Adiala Jail.

In a petition, the lawyer requested the court to transfer the deposed premier to Adiala Jail where A-class facilities are available, adding that his family, lawyers and Dr Sultan should be allowed to meet him.

He maintained that meeting his lawyers, legal team and family is the fundamental right of the party chairman.

Imran transferred to ‘better' cell
In a separate development, it was reported that the former prime minister was shifted to cell no 2 in Attock jail, which has high security and “better facilities”.

Size of cell no 2 is bigger than the previous one and has a table, chair, mattress, and bed.

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Moreover, a medical officer has been deputed for 24 hours to conduct Imran's medical examination in three shifts. Security inside and outside the jail is also on high alert.

Commandos of the prison department are continuously deployed, while the external sides of the cells are also being monitored by CCTV cameras.

Without the permission of the superintendent, no jail officer is allowed to enter the cell where the PTI chief is imprisoned. A Rescue 1122 ambulance with paramedic staff is also kept outside the jail 24 hours a day.

Sources said that the deposed prime minister’s legal team is expected to meet him today.

Imran was awarded a three-year jail term by Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Humayun Dilawar, in the case filed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for concealing Toshakhana gifts he had retained.

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Following the conviction, the judge issued his arrest warrant, which was complied with in Lahore. After the arrest, the PTI chief was initially being shifted to the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi by road amid tight security.

However, because of security concerns, the plan was changed. Later, the police convoy carrying the PTI chief was diverted from Islamabad Motorway at 26 roundabout to the Attock Jail via Hasan Abdal.

Additional Sessions Judge Humayun Dilawar also disqualified the PTI chief for five years, apparently ending his prospects for taking part in the elections slated for November this year, provided that superior courts do not come to his rescue this time.

The trial court said while filing Form-B for the financial year 2018-2019, Imran had declared "four goats" as his assets but omitted to disclose the purchase of precious gifts from the state’s gift repository—Toshakhana—as well as their sale to different people.