Published On: Mon, Nov 20th, 2023
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IHC to hear suspension plea against jail trial of the cipher case

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ISLAMABAD: The re-hearing regarding stopping the jail trial of the cipher case in the Islamabad High Court will be held on Monday (today). The Supreme Court (SC) has given a stay order regarding the jail trial. Islamabad High Court (IHC) will hear this application again at 11 o'clock. It should be noted that Justice Mian Gul Hasan Aurangzeb has remarked that the death penalty can be imposed according to the section in this case, the Attorney General smilingly replied that yes, but I don't think the death penalty should be imposed. Last week, on Thursday, a hearing was held on the intra-court appeal against the jail trial of Co-Chairman PTI and Judge appointment. Lawyer Salman Akram Raja appeared on behalf of Chairman PTI, Attorney General Mansoor Usman Awan, Additional Attorney General Manwar Dogal also appeared. FIA Prosecutor Zulfiqar Naqvi, Special Prosecutor Shah Khawar and Rizwan Abbasi also appeared in the court. Sisters of chairman PTI and daughter of Shah Mehmood Qureshi were also present in t he court room. Salman Akram Raja said that after the last hearing, he went to Adiala Jail from the High Court. It took 3 hours to reach the court room from the jail door. The Attorney General said that Raja Sahib gave arguments, I will try to satisfy the court on the questions, first I will assist the court on the issue of admissibility of this application. Attorney General referred to the Chief Justice's decision on the bail application of Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Justice Mian Gul Hasan Aurangzeb said that he was in Attock Jail when the decision came on the petition of Chairman PTI. Chairman PTI has now been transferred to Adiala Jail, the situation has changed, in another case Chairman PTI appeared before a 2 member bench. Chairman PTI requested that he be given security to come to Islamabad, on the request of Chairman PTI, the state said that there is no need for security, your colleagues will tell you, let's go ahead, in this case which the death penalty can be imposed according to the section. The At torney General smilingly replied that yes, I know, but I don't think the death penalty should be. During the hearing, Chairman PTI's lawyer Salman Akram Raja said that he is a good man, saying himself that he will not be successful in the prosecution. The Attorney General said that in-camera proceedings were requested by the prosecution. Justice Mian Gul Hasan Aurangzeb said what was the order on this? It is very important, the court has said that if sensitive documents are brought, only to that extent in camera proceedings will be conducted. The Attorney General said that the absence of the public during the jail trial and the trial are two different things. Justice Mian Gul Hasan Aurangzeb said that there was a request for a jail trial by the trial judge. The first in-camera request was only for one time. The Attorney General said yes! Separate letters were written for each hearing. The court said that Mr. Attorney General! We asked the same question, you made a summary of it. In the Islamabad High Court, the jail trial of Chairman PTI and the attorney general on the intra-court against the appointment of a judge could not present the approval document of the cabinet in the court. The Attorney General said that the approval of the cabinet is there, I promise, I will present it, two important events took place before the approval of the cabinet, 3 witness statements were recorded on November 7th and 2 witness statements were recorded on November 14th. The court said that when the statements of the 3 witnesses were recorded, they were in the same situation as the indictment. The Attorney General said yes! Lawyers were allowed to go to the court, there are no facilities for the court in the jail, the room where the hearing was held earlier had a capacity of only 15 people. Later, the court adjourned the hearing.