Imran Khan Arrested in Fresh Legal Case after Toshakhana Bail

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An anti-terrorism court will hear a new case against Imran Khan at Adiala Jail today, says the Rawalpindi police spokesperson.

Hours after the incarcerated founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, got bail in the new Toshakhana case. The Rawalpindi police booked the former premier in a new case lodged at the New Town police station.

The Islamabad High Court approved Imran Khan’s bail plea on Wednesday in the Toshakhana 2.0 case, making him no longer wanted in any other case within Islamabad’s jurisdiction. The IHC’s Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb accepted Imran Khan’s bail plea against two surety bonds worth Rs1 million each.

In a new development unfolding late Wednesday, the police spokesperson said that a team of investigators of the Rawalpindi police led by SSP Investigation arrived at the Adiala Jail & formally “arrested” the former premier. An anti-terrorism court will hear the case at Adiala Jail, the Rawalpindi police spokesperson said, adding that the police team will request the court to grant Imran Khan’s physical remand.

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Authorities registered a new case against him, alleging that he incited arson and caused property damage. Authorities lodged the case under Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) and relevant sections of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).

Five suspects — Khalil, Imran, Sadaqat, Yaseen, and Tahir — were arrested at the scene. According to the FIR, a petrol bottle was recovered from the possession of suspect Tahir.

Authorities have booked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and PTI leaders, including Seemabia Tahir, Amir Mughar, & Aliya Hamza, as co-accused along with the PTI founder.

Key Points about Imran Khan:

New Case against Imran Khan:

  1. An anti-terrorism court will hear a new case against Imran Khan at Adiala Jail.
  2. The authorities filed the case at the New Town police station in Rawalpindi following a PTI protest on September 27.

Bail in Toshakhana 2.0 Case:

  1. The Islamabad High Court granted Imran Khan Bail in the Toshakhana 2.0 case, involving allegations of improperly retaining state gifts.
  2. The bail required two surety bonds worth Rs1 million each.

Arrest by Rawalpindi Police:

  1. Rawalpindi police formally “arrested” Imran Khan at Adiala Jail in connection with the new case.
  2. Allegations include inciting arson, property damage, and terrorism under Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA).
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Details of the FIR:

  1. The FIR accuses PTI leaders and activists, including Imran Khan, of vandalism, obstructing public access, & attacking police during the protest.
  2. Charges include terrorism, attempted murder, and damaging public and state property.

Other Co-accused:

  1. The case names PTI leaders such as Ali Amin Gandapur, Seemabia Tahir, Amir Mughar, and Aliya Hamza as co-accused.
  2. The authorities arrested five suspects, including one named Imran, at the protest site.

Toshakhana Allegations:

  1. Authorities have accused Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, of illegally keeping gifts worth Rs70.56 million.Including a jewelry set gifted by the Saudi royal family.
  2. The national exchequer suffered a loss of Rs35.28 million due to undervaluation of the gifts.

Previous Arrests:

  1. Authorities previously arrested Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi in connection with another case (un-Islamic nikah case).
  2. Authorities released Bushra Bibi after she spent nine months in jail.

Protest Incident:

  1. Protesters threw stones, burned tires, and damaged police vehicles.
  2. A protester caused a severe eye injury to a police officer, and authorities seized and fired government firearms during the unrest.

The charges included terrorism, attempted murder, vandalism, destroying public and state property, and interference in government operations, says the FIR.

The FIR lodged on September 28 states that participants created unrest, obstructed public access by burning tires, and caused difficulties for citizens.

The FIR says the PTI leaders and activists raised anti-government slogans, hurled stones at the police, & attacked with iron rods during the protest.

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Several police vehicles, including that of SP Rawal, were damaged, & one police officer sustained a severe eye injury from glass. FIR said, adding that the accused seized government firearms and fired them in the air, causing panic.

Authorities arrested Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, in the case on July 13. Shortly after, a district and sessions court of Islamabad acquitted the former first couple in the iddat case — also known as the un-Islamic nikah case.

Authorities released the former first lady last month from jail in the Toshakhana 2.0 case after she spent around nine months behind bars.

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) previously heard their case, but the authorities transferred it to the FIA in line with the Supreme Court’s verdict restoring amendments to the anti-corruption laws.

Imran Khan Toshakhana 2.0:

The reference filed by the NAB was related to a jewelry set gifted to Bushra by the Saudi royal family when her husband, Imran Khan, was the prime minister of the country from 2018 to 2022.

The anti-graft watchdog further alleged that during his term as prime minister. Imran Khan and his wife had received a total of 108 gifts from different heads of state and foreign dignitaries.

The anti-graft watchdog alleged that the former first lady received the jewelry set — comprising a ring, bracelet, necklace, and a pair of earrings — on her visit to Saudi Arabia in May 2021. It said the PTI founder and his wife illegally kept the jewelry set.

The reference states that the deputy military secretary instructed the Toshakhana section officer to estimate and declare the price of the jewelry set, but it also mentions that the authorities did not deposit the jewelry set in Toshakhana.

The jewelry company sold the necklace for €300,000 and earrings for €80,000 on May 25, 2018. The company could not provide the information regarding the price of the bracelet and ring

On May 28, 2021, experts estimated the price of the jewelry set at Rs70.56 million; they valued the necklace at Rs50.64 million & the earrings at Rs10.50 million.

According to the rules, the 50% price of the jewelry set is approximately Rs35.28 million. The undervaluation of the jewelry caused the national exchequer to lose approximately Rs35.28 million.

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