JIT probe declares Imran Khan ‘responsible’ for May 9 violence

The joint investigation team (JIT) formed to investigate the May 9 vandalism has declared PTI Chairman Imran Khan “responsible” for the violence, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Friday.

The police JIT concluded its investigation into the May 9 violent incidents holding the former prime minister “responsible”.

Special Prosecutor Sarhad Ali Shah maintained that the investigators found the PTI chief “guilty”.

According to the report prepared by the JIT, the accused nominated in case 23/96 for attacking Jinnah House including PTI chief were all “guilty”.

The report says the “planning and execution” of the attack on Jinnah House by the accused has been established.

According to the JIT investigation, Jinnah House storming and all the other May 9 incidents were carried out as “planned”.

The JIT detectives based their findings on the thorough analysis of digital evidence, mobile videos, closed-circuit footage and cellphone contacts.

The report also finds the statement of Imran Khan recorded before the JIT as entirely contrary to the evidence. The statements of other PTI leaders given to the JIT also went against the facts, the report adds.

The JIT probe report maintains that the contacts between PTI leaders and the rioters were proved through mobile calls record. The PTI leaders could not utter “appropriate responses” to the questions raised by police investigators in light of the digital and forensic evidence, the police said.

According to the JIT report, besides 23/96 case the PTI leadership was also found involved in other cases as the presence at military installations of accused nominated and arrested in 10 cases were proved in geo-fencing report.

According to the police JIT, investigation report into all cases will soon be submitted in court.

The PTI chairman, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Hammad Azhar, Murad Saeed and Ali Amin Gandapur are nominated in the case registered under terrorism and 20 other charges, the police said.

Special Prosecutor Farhad Shah told the media that the PTI chairman had been declared guilty by the JIT in the Jinnah House attack case, adding that investigation to the extent of the cancellation of the PTI chairman’s interim bail has been completed.

He said that the investigation had been carried out using modern equipment, adding that there was also a forensic report in the investigation.

Further investigation requires the arrest of the PTI chairman and his cell phones.

Photogrammetric and audio-sonic tests will be conducted after the arrest of the PTI chairman to complete the investigation.

“It will be our request from the court to dismiss the bail of the PTI chairman on August 8 next. If arrested, his physical remand will be given. In this case, he can be awarded a great punishment,” he stated.

 

Reporter Ahmad Mansoor