Islamabad:
Although former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been sentenced in five cases since August 5, 2023, none of his beliefs have so far been approved by any Supreme Court. Likewise, serious questions are raised about justice and non -compliance with proper process during his attempts.
Imran Khan’s legal team consistently claims that the proper process and the requirements of justice laid down in Article 10-A of the Constitution are not complied with during his attempts.
Although the PTI management has not been able to develop any effective strategy for the release of Imran Khan over the past two years, the lack of proper process during his trial has raised serious doubts among the masses, which also provides political benefits to his party.
Despite the absence of a common symbol and the non-availability of the pioneer at the level, the results of February 8 were shocking to other major political parties. Until Imran is considered a political victim, his opponents cannot defeat him in a free and fair choice, a senior lawyer says.
He said that the two major political parties, PML-N and PPP, should have realized that if they want to defeat Imran on the political reason, the victim card should have been taken away.
First, Imran Khan was sentenced in the Toshakhana case on August 5, 2023.
However, some lawyers believe there were serious deficiencies in the verdict. They questioned why the Court of Justice was so busy deciding the case without registering statements from the witnesses that Imran Khan would present in his defense.
Even the court was not waiting for his lawyer, Khawaja Haris, to give his final arguments. Faisal Siddiqi, while commenting on the verdict on August 5, had expressed serious concern about the trial’s decision and seen it as a symbolic destruction of political justice in the country.
Siddiqi also claimed that the verdict was “a result of revenge policy on the part of the PDM government and political manipulation of the Deep State.” He not only called for the verdict to be overturned, but also called on the overall court to investigate the author’s judge for having spotted the reputation of the entire justice system.
Shortly after the announcement of the decision, Imran Khan was arrested in Lahore.
After a few weeks, Islamabad suspended High Court by the then Chief Justice Aamer Farooq Court’s decision. The biggest appeal in this case is still awaiting in IHC.
Later, Imran was convicted in three cases where attempts were made in Adiala Prison. These beliefs were awarded before the February 8th of February 2024. There are serious accusations of manipulation of trials in these issues.
Interestingly, Imran’s belief in the Cypher case is devoted to a division bench by IHC led by Justice Aamer Farooq. Likewise, in another case, the Court of Appeals also broke Imran and his wife Bushra Bibi’s conviction in the IDDAT case.
IHC suspended their conviction in the Toshakhana case. The final appeal is still awaiting in this case before IHC. Meanwhile, the lawsuit conducted the prison attempt against Imran and his wife in the case 190 million pounds.
Although the judge met all procedural claims during the trial in the case of 190 million pounds, questions are raised about the maintenance of the case after the neighbor change changes. Likewise, the judge postponed the date of judgment of judgment three times.
Despite the passage of more than five months, IHC is not yet deciding Imran and Bushra’s petitions seeking suspension of the verdict in the case £ 190 million. IMRAN’s legal team consistently submits early consultation applications, but High Court is not yet deciding.
Now two attempts with Imran Khan continue in Adiala Prison. One is related to Toshakhana and the other to the 9th of May. Recently, Lahore High Court (LHC) rejected the chaos Khan after stating in Imran Khan in the May 9 cases.
Then the legal team has approached the point of view against the LHC order. The case is listed for consultation in SC on August 12. Post-26. Amendments and transfer of judges to IHC, IMRAN Khan struggles to get relief in the overall courts.
Although IHC adopted an order conditional that allows meetings with Imran Khan in Adiala Prison, the decision has not been implemented by the prison authorities.
At present, the government is in a strong position, and Imran Khan is still receiving massive support, the only loser is the justice system that has so far failed to comply with proper process and the requirements of justice laid down in Article 10-A in the Constitution for the past two years.
Recently, Supreme Court Judge Syed Mansoor Ali Shah released an extra note in ex-PM Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto president’s reference state. He said the judges must maintain their oaths in light of oppression, because only then can the judiciary really protect democracy and people’s rights.
“Let the lesson of transitional law be clear … However, transitional law justice is often necessary because some judges under oppressive rule fail to maintain their constitutional duty and succumb to the pressure of unexpected authority.
“This failure not only enables violations of proper process and rights rights, but also erodes public confidence in the judiciary,” Justice Shah wrote. He said the Bhutto case acts as a classic example of a political trial illustrating how such attempts can be manipulated to promote authoritarian design.
Likewise, the current CJP Yahya Afridi said in a similar case that the extraordinary political climate of that time and pressure associated with such an environment seems to have affected the course of justice in a way that is incompatible with the ideals of legal independence.
