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Former prime minister Imran Khan’s privacy in his Attock Jail cell is being compromised through the cameras installed inside, a district and sessions judge’s report revealed.
The report regarding the fortnightly jail inspection conducted on Aug 15 revealed that the CCTV camera was installed in a way that it left no room for privacy for the former premier and PTI chairman, who was confined at Attock jail since Aug 5 after being declared guilty in the Toshakhana (gift repository) case.
As per the report, the judge, during the routine inspection, also visited Imran’s cell, who expressed a “grave concerns” about the violation of his privacy and the prevailing living conditions within the prison.
The judge remarked that the PTI leader raised significant concerns regarding a CCTV camera positioned in front of his prison bars, located at a distance of five to six feet, which covers an open bathroom-cum-latrine.
The facility had “small L-shape walls about 2.5-3 feet high, leaving no privacy” for toilet activities, the report quoted Imran as saying.
“The concern expressed by the prisoner is genuine one and is also violation of Rules 257 and 771 of Pakistan Prison Rules, 1978,” the judge noted in the report.
Rule 257 (Sanitary and bathing arrangements) of the PPR states: “Prisoners shall be granted adequate facilities for bathing and latrines, ensuring privacy.”
