ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has instructed the party to provide vigorous legal and moral assistance to Shahbaz Gill who has been moved to PIMS after allegedly being subjected to brutal physical and sexual torture.
According to Fawad Chaudhry PTI decided to approach Amnesty International about Shahbaz Gill’s deprivation of fundamental human rights.
In a consultative session, the former premier directed the party leaders to expedite the preparations for the PTI rally scheduled on August 21.
Imran Khan will also lead a rally in Rawalpindi on Saturday (tomorrow) which will be concluded at F-9 Park Islamabad to demand the release of Gill.
Earlier, the PTI chairman Imran Khan had said that ‘Shahbaz Gill was humiliated in order to break him down and get a manipulative statement.
Taking to twitter, Mr. Khan said “All the pictures & videos show clearly Gill was tortured both mentally & physically including sexual abuse – most too gruesome to relate.”
Who tortured Gill? There is a general perception in the public at large & in our minds too as to who could have carried out the gruesome torture. Remember the public will react. We will leave no stone unturned to find out those responsible & bring them to justice.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 19, 2022
“He was humiliated to break him down. I now have full detailed info. ICT police says it did not inflict any torture,” added Khan.
“Who tortured Gill? There is a general perception in the public at large & in our minds too as to who could have carried out the gruesome torture. Remember the public will react. We will leave no stone unturned to find out those responsible & bring them to justice,” vowed the PTI chief.
Moreover, PTI leaders including Fawad Chaudhry, Shireen Mazari will appear before the police investigators Saturday (today) to record their statements regarding Shahbaz Gill’s alleged torture in police custody.
Ali Nawaz Awan and some resigned lawmakers will also reach the police headquarters to record their statements regarding the physical torture on Shahbaz Gill. The leaders will also give reference to his medical reports as evidence of the physical torture.
It is important to mention here that Islamabad police launched an inquiry into the allegations of physical torture on Gill. An important session was held at DIG Headquarters in Islamabad which was attended by the investigation team and police high-ups.
Earlier, an Islamabad court suspended the physical remand of PTI leader Shahbaz Gill until Monday after reserving a verdict on a police plea for his eight-day physical remand in a case under sedition charges.
The court while rejecting the plea for extension in physical remand, directed the Islamabad police to transfer him to PIMS Hospital and conduct a complete medical check-up of the suspect.
