Police file TERRORISM charges against former Pakistan PM Imran Khan
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Police file TERRORISM charges against former Pakistan PM Imran Khan after he criticised cops in a speech to supporters
- Pakistani police have filed a terrorismĀ charge against the former prime minister Imran Khan
- In a public speech on Saturday Khan threated government officialsĀ and criticised the inspector-general of Pakistan’sĀ police
- Hundreds of supporters have gathered outside Khan’s home in the capitalĀ Islamabad vowing to prevent his arrestĀ
- Khan appears to still be free and has not addressed the terrorism charge
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Pakistani police have filed terrorism charges against the former prime minister, Imran Khan.
In a speech in Islamabad on Saturday, Khan threatened government officials and alleged police torture of one of his aides, who faces sedition charges for inciting mutiny in the powerful military.
Khan could face several years in prison for the new charge but appears to be still free and has not addressed the charges lodged against him.Ā
Pakistani police have filed terrorism charges against Khan, escalating political tensions in the country as he holds mass rallies seeking to return to office
Supporters of Khan gathered on Monday outside his hilltop mansion in the capital Islamabad, vowing to prevent his arrest on anti-terrorism accusations, officials of his political party said.
Tehreek-e-Insaf, Khan’s political party, has warned it will hold nationwide rallies if the police arrest Khan and published videos online showing supporters surrounding his home.
The videos included the supporters chanting slogans against the current government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to derail police from reaching it.
These charges escalate the political tensions in the country as the ousted premier holds mass rallies seeking to return to office after he was ousted in a no-confidence vote in April.
Supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party gather outside his residence in Islamabad today
Pakistani police have filed terrorism charges against Khan, authorities said Monday, escalating political tensions in the country as the ousted premier holds mass rallies seeking to return to office
Evidence in the report includes a statement by magistrate Judge Ali Javed, who described being at the Islamabad rally and attested to hearing Khan criticise the inspector-general of Pakistan’s police and another judge.
‘The purpose of the speech was to spread terror amongst the police and the judiciary and prevent them from doing their duty,’ the report by the police said.
The Pakistan legal system allows police to file what is known as a first information report about charges against an accused person to a magistrate judge, who enables the investigation to move ahead. Then the police arrest and question the accused.
Anti-terrorism laws as the foundation of cases against political leaders are not uncommon in Pakistan. Khans government was likewise known to use them against their opponents and critics.