Former PM says people will react when they come to know ‘who could have carried out the gruesome torture
Former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan has said that party leader Shahbaz Gill was subjected to mental and physical torture as well as sexual abuse after he was arrested by the Islamabad police in a sedition case last week.
“All the pictures & videos show clearly [Shahbaz] Gill was tortured both mentally & physically incl[uding] sexual abuse - most too gruesome to relate. He was humiliated to break him down,” the former premier wrote on his official Twitter handle while sharing a video of Gill wherein he can be seen pleading for an oxygen mask.
All the pictures & videos show clearly Gill was tortured both mentally & physically incl sexual abuse - most too gruesome to relate. He was humiliated to break him down. I now have full detailed info. ICT police says it did not inflict any torture. So my question is: pic.twitter.com/iGNczYChnt
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 19, 2022
Expressing shock over the inhuman treatment meted out to Gill, Imran vowed to leave no stone unturned to find out those responsible so as to bring them to book.
“I now have full detailed information in this regard,” he added.
The PTI chairman went on to say that the Islamabad Capital Police (ICT) clearly said that it did not inflict any torture and asked: “So my question is who tortured Gill?”
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“There is a general perception in the public at large and in our minds too as to who could have carried out the gruesome torture. Remember the public would react.”
Who tortured Gill? There is a general perception in the public at large & in our minds too as to who could have carried out the gruesome torture. Remember the public will react. We will leave no stone unturned to find out those responsible & bring them to justice.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 19, 2022
Gill was arrested from Bani Gala Chowk in Islamabad last week after a video clip of his controversial remarks went viral on social media. He was subsequently booked on charges of inciting mutiny in the military.
A clear video showing how the torture inflicted on asthmatic person like @SHABAZGIL has affected his health. Still no torture, still no human right violated? Shameful! #شہباز_گل_کو_رہا_کرو pic.twitter.com/hj7DAEWrqi
— PTI (@PTIofficial) August 19, 2022
Earlier today, a sessions court in the federal capital ordered the authorities concerned to conduct a second medical examination of the PTI leader at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) where he is to be kept till Monday.
Amnesty demands inquiry
Meanwhile, the international human rights organisation also expressed concerns over the reports of torture on the PTI leader and demanded an impartial inquiry into the matter.
“Amnesty International is concerned about the allegations of torture being made by the lawyers of Shahbaz Gill, and calls for an immediate, effective and impartial inquiry investigating these claims,” it said in a tweet.
PAKISTAN: Amnesty International is concerned about the allegations of torture being made by the lawyers of @SHABAZGIL, and calls for an immediate, effective and impartial inquiry investigating these claims.
— Amnesty International South Asia (@amnestysasia) August 19, 2022
The PTI members in the Senate also registered their protest against the alleged torture on Gill.
“These people are oppressors... the ‘imported government’ is flouting fundamental human rights and the Constitution of Pakistan. Shahbaz Gill's condition is serious but he is being treated inhumanely,” Senate Opposition leader Shehzad Waseem said.
یہ ظالم ہیں، امپورٹڈ حکومت بنیادی انسانی حقوق اور آئینِ پاکستان کی دھجیاں بکھیر رہی ہے۔ کہاں ہیں انسانی حقوق کی تنظیمیں؟ شہباز گل کی حالت تشویشناک ہے لیکن اسکے ساتھ غیر انسانی سلوک کیا جارہا ہے۔ اپوزیشن لیڈر ڈاکٹر شہزاد وسیم @dswpti
— PTI (@PTIofficial) August 19, 2022
#شہباز_گل_کو_رہا_کرو pic.twitter.com/6AYTo6FEn1