Rawalpindi:
Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf’s imprisoned founder Imran Khan has denied a polygraft test (Lie Detector Test) requested by the Lahore Police’s investigation for the fourth time, as they delayed progress in the probe in the 9th of May-uprising.
A police investigative team, led by DSP Asif Javed from Lahore, arrived on Monday Adiala Prison for conducting a polygraft test, photogrammetric testing and voice matching tests in connection with 11 cases registered in Lahore, related to the events of May 9.
Members of Punjab Forensic Unit were also part of the team that included inspectors Muhammad Aslam, Tasaduq, Saleem and Naveed together with technical expert Abid Ayub.
The prison administration informed the PTI founder, but he refused to participate in the investigation. Sources said IMRAN was informed that the investigative team had arrived with a court decision. Nevertheless, he refused to undergo the tests again.
Sources added that Imran had previously established the condition that he would only cooperate and undergo samples in the presence of his lawyers.
However, when the investigative team returned with his legal team, he submitted a written statement that informed them that Article 13 of the Constitution protects him from being forced to participate in an investigation or review samples that may be presenting proof against him.
Sources further stated that this was the fourth time that the PTI founder had refused to take the tests. The study cannot move forward unless the tests are conducted as they are necessary to determine if the accusations against him are accurate.
Despite his rejection, the Lahore-based investigative team was waiting for four hours, but the PTI founder did not agree on the tests. Eventually, the investigative team returned to Lahore.
