Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s Chief of Staff Dr Shahbaz Gill approached Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday, September 2, after failed efforts to get bail from a trial court in a sedition case filed against him.
Gill requested that he should be released on bail, stating that senior doctors at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) performed a medical examination on August 17 and the medical board found “evidence of physical torture”.
The court has fixed a hearing on September 5.
Shahbaz Gill’s bail plea dismissed in sedition case
A district and sessions court in Islamabad dismissed the post-arrest bail petition of Gill on Tuesday (August 30).
Additional District and Sessions Judge Zafar Iqbal pronounced the reserved verdict.
Shahbaz Gill was taken into custody on August 9 from Bani Gala Chowk for inciting the public against state institutions.
There have been claims of torture and sexual abuse by Gill during his detention.
PTI leader Shireen Mazari said that the rejection of Gill’s plea was “shameful”.
She alleged that the “state is hellbent on torturing Gill to try and get to IK”.
Islamabad court rejects plea to send Gill on physical remand
A district and sessions court in Islamabad rejected a request by the Islamabad Police for an extension in the physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill on August 24. He is under custody in a sedition case.
Another case has also been registered against Gill over possession of an illegal weapon.
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The prosecution sought an extension in Gill’s physical remand, which was strongly opposed by PTI’s lawyers. After hearing the arguments, the court sent Gill on judicial remand.
Islamabad court approves two-day physical remand of Shahbaz Gill
A district and sessions court on Monday (August 22) granted a two-day physical remand of PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s chief of staff, Shahbaz Gill, to the Islamabad Police in a sedition case.
Gill was presented in court today after he was discharged from the Pakistan Institute Of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital, where he was admitted last week.
During the hearing, the judge asked about his medical report and remarked that the decision to grant an extension in remand will be taken after reviewing the report.
Gill told the court: “I was fed forcefully; 10-12 people shaved me; they lied to me about my bail.”
Earlier, a video of Gill surfaced on the internet where he can he heard saying that he is eating in protest.
PTI lawyer Babar Awan told the court that Gill has been in custody for 14 days and that it was enough time for the police to investigate him.
However, the prosecution disagreed and demanded that more time was needed for the probe. The prosecutor requested the court to extend Gill’s remand.
