ISLAMABAD, August 17: The district and sessions court in Islamabad has granted another two-day physical remand of PTI leader Shahbaz Gill. Accepting the review appeal, Additional Session Judge Zeba Chaudhry on Wednesday handed over Shahbaz Gill to police on physical remand of two days.
Judge Zeba Chaudhry remarked that after hearing detailed arguments from both the sides she reviewed the case deeply and decided to approve another two-day physical remand of Shahbaz Gill because she agreed with the police that the investigation is still incomplete. Earlier, the court reserved its ruling on the review plea seeking physical remand of Shahbaz Gill in sedition case. Judge Zeba Chaudhry who heard the review appeal as per the orders of the Islamabad High Court, announced that the decision will be pronounced at 3:00 pm Wednesday. The IHC had directed the sessions court judge to rehear the case over the government’s plea challenging the dismissal of Shahbaz Gill’s physical remand by the duty magistrate. Gill’s lawyers Salman Safdar and Faisal Chaudhry appeared in the court and presented their arguments before the judge. At the outset of the proceedings, Special Prosecutor Rizwan Abbasi informed the court that the judicial magistrate remanded Gill into police custody for two days but the investigation officer requested for an extension in the remand. He said that the duty magistrate should have considered all aspects of the matter but he rejected the request. “How did he take Shahbaz Gill’s words as the final statement?” he asked. Abbasi maintained that a remand of at least 10 days is granted in ordinary cases while this is a case of criminal conspiracy. He contended that the accused PTI leader is telling lies again and again and, therefore, further interrogation and a polygraph test is required. – DNA
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