Court discards PTI chief's plea for transfer of Toshakhana case to another court
Pakistan
Court expresses reservations on social media campaign
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – A district and sessions court on Tuesday discarded PTI chief’s plea for shifting the Toshakhana case to another court.
Additional sessions judge Humayun Dilawar heard the case and judge discarded the plea requesting to shift the case to another court due on grounds of lack of confidence on the court.
PTI chief’s lawyer Gohar Ali Khan filed the plea for exemption of PTI chief’s plea from appearing before the court today. Khan also shared judge Dilawar’s facebook posts with the court.
Khan argued it was a matter of fair trial, adding that all posts were present on facebook irrespective of the fact that they were correct or not. “However it is not right for the court to continue the trial,” he added.
“If a judge uploads such posts, how could he hear the case without bias,” he argued.
Election commission lawyer argued that the court had been maligned with 2014’s content, adding that the plea for transferring the case had already been filed with the Islamabad High Court (IHC). “The only purpose is degrading judge and delaying tactics,” he added.
Judge Dilawar confirmed his facebook account during the hearing but said posts were not uploaded by him. “Gohar Ali Khan could have moved for a judicial inquiry too,” he remarked.
He remarked that Khan trolled as the PTI did and showed posts before the court. Judge Dilawar reserved the verdict on PTI chief’s exemption from appearing today and transfer of case.
Later, he accepted PTI chief’s plea for exemption from appearing and ordered the latter to appear on July 20 in personal capacity. But, the court rejected his plea for transfer of case.
The court expressed reservations on social media campaigns and remarked that the Islamabad High Court could oversee campaigns.
