Pakistan

Imran Khan claims court are controlled, warns of threats to democracy

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RAWALPINDI: PTI founder Imran Khan has claimed that the courts are being controlled after the 26th Amendment and his trial in Adiala Jail is also being held in a controlled environment.

Speaking to the media outside Adiala Jail, Imran Khan’s lawyer Faisal Chaudhry said that he had requested an open trial of the Toshakhana case, saying that it was Khan’s right.

Chaudhry alleged selective access for journalists and lawyers, saying that legal files were being scanned and sent elsewhere. He also accused the authorities of politically targeting both Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi.

Imran Khan, while announcing his decision to write a second letter to the army chief through his lawyer, said that judicial independence was under threat and Pakistan was ranked 140th in the rule of law index.

He stressed the need for strong civil-military relations to combat terrorism and warned that democracy was being strangled.

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