RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) VP Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday became taken into custody by using Rawalpindi police from Adiala prison a day after he changed into detained under the preservation of public order (3-MPO).
Speaking to the media out of doors the jail, Qureshi said he changed into being arrested in a bogus case. “I’m innocent and being politically victimised,” he delivered.
Qureshi became implicated in cases associated with can also 9 riots that broke out following the arrest of PTI founder Imran Khan in a corruption case from the premises of Islamabad high courtroom (IHC) in advance this 12 months.
The PTI leader was shifted to a police station in Rawalpindi in an armored vehicle by means of RA Bazar and Saddar police station officials.
Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Hasan Waqar Cheema issued the Qureshi’s detention order a day in advance over his alleged involvement in the may additionally nine violent protests.
The detention changed into issued quickly before the issuance of his release orders by means of the unique court decide Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain inside the cipher case because the excellent courtroom authorised his bail within the state secrets and techniques case last week.
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In a assertion, the Rawalpindi police stated they were asked to interrogate Qureshi in connection with may additionally nine instances, adding that the PTI leader become booked in instances related to the violent protests.
The police said Qureshi turned into granted bail in the cipher case however his 15-day detention order were issued.
The detention order stated the city police officer (CPO) had intimated thru a letter that Qureshi become a member of a political celebration worried in anti-kingdom sports and inflicting harm to public and personal assets.
The letter said it changed into “likely that after his release from prison, he’s going to once more preserve his above sports which might also lead to law and order situation, harmful to life and assets of widespread public.”
The letter stated the Rawalpindi CPO encouraged that Qureshi be detained for 45 days to prevent him from his unlawful sports.
The letter brought that the Rawalpindi District Intelligence Committee had additionally advocated the police branch’s stance and agreed to Qureshi’s detention.
