Islamabad (December 11, 2017): The anti-terrorism court (ATC) hearing four cases against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan on Monday reserved its judgment on an application filed by PTI chief Imran Khan to omit terrorism charges from the FIR against him.
The ATC heard the four cases registered against Imran and others regarding the violence and attacks on PTV, Parliament House and SSP Asmat Junejo.
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Imran Khan appeared before the court. Imran’s counsel Babar Awan pleaded the ATC Judge Shahrukh Arjumand to order removal of terrorism clauses from the charges against his client.
He said protesting for one’s rights was not terrorism but a democratic right.However, the state prosecutor said there was solid evidence against the PTI chief of instigating party workers against the state.
The judge then reserved the decision on the case.
Last month, Imran, through his counsel, had surrendered himself before the ATC, which then approved the PTI chairman’s bail for Rs200,000 in each case.The court had earlier issued non-bailable warrants against him and declared him a proclaimed offender as he had not appeared in any hearing.
The court had also ordered Imran to cooperate with the investigation and get his statement recorded before police. Last Sunday, Imran appeared before the investigation officer and recorded his statement at the Secretariat Police Station.
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