Imran Khan challenges ECP scorn procedures, prison trail
Imran Khan, the leader of the imprisoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, challenged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)'s contempt proceedings and his jail trial on Saturday in the Lahore High Court (LHC), just a few days before he was indicted in the case.
Recently, a four-part seat of the electing guard dog had chosen to approach charges against the previous state leader — who is as of now detained in Rawalpindi's Adiala Prison — on December 13 in the disdain case.
The ECP likewise concluded that the hatred body of evidence procedures against the PTI would be completed inside the prison's premises.
The deposed premier, who was ousted from office by a vote of no confidence in April of last year, stated in his petition that the ECP did not have the authority to initiate contempt proceedings.
He continued, "ECP illegally initiated contempt proceedings against me." A mysterious preliminary in prison is an infringement of Article 4 of the Constitution," the PTI organizer cautioned.
The former PM urged the LHC to annul the ECP's order regarding his jail trial in the case, stating that the ECP had set December 13 as the date for his indictment in the contempt case.
In August of last year, the proceedings against Imran and two other senior party leaders at the time, Asad Umar and Fawad Chaudhry, were initiated after they allegedly engaged in verbal abuse of the commission and the chief election commissioner.
To clarify their position, they were requested to appear in person or through their legal counsel before the commission bench.
Rather than showing up before the seat, they tested the commission's purview in a few high courts. In any case, the High Court in January permitted the commission to start procedures against them.
The ECP had chosen to prosecute them at first on June 21, however because of a large group of reasons, it is yet to be finished
