Pakistan court asks for arrest of Imran Khan, 72 hours for bail
[Global Times correspondent in Pakistan Cheng Shijie] Former Pakistani Prime Minister and Chairman of the Justice Movement Party Imran Khan was granted 3-day bail by the High Court on the 22nd to avoid his alleged violation of Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act. arrested in.
Pakistani media said that the conflict between Imran Khan and the Justice Movement Party and the current Pakistani government is becoming more and more heated.
According to Pakistan's "Dawn" report on the 22nd, Imran Khan said at a rally held in Islamabad on the evening of the 20th that if the Islamabad Police Department chooses to serve the politicians of the other side, there is no need for his supporters to treat them as police officers. respect.
He also named multiple senior police officers and judges who ruled against the AK Party, saying he and his supporters "will not let them go."
That night, Pakistani television stations were ordered not to broadcast the rally live.
The Islamabad High Court said on the 21st that Imran Khan's actions "spread terror and uncertainty and undermine the peace in Pakistan" and asked the police to detain him under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
In the middle of the night on the 21st, a number of politicians from the Justice Movement Party spoke out through social media, saying that the police were trying to arrest Imran Khan, hoping that supporters of the party could go to his residence and confront the police to prevent the arrest.
Hundreds of supporters responded to calls to arrive at the Imran Khan mansion that night, but there was no confrontation with the police.
The Justice Movement Party issued a statement on the 22nd saying that if Imran Khan is arrested, the government will cross the "red line".
The party's senior leader, Fawad Chowdhury, tweeted on the same day that Imran Khan was at home and called on more supporters to come to Islamabad to "defend their leader."
On the afternoon of the 22nd, the Islamabad High Court announced to allow Imran Khan to obtain "protective bail" within 72 hours, stipulating that the police have the right to arrest him after the afternoon of the 25th.
In April this year, Imran Khan's cabinet was forced to step down after a no-confidence vote in the lower house.
A multi-party coalition headed by the Muslim League (Sharif) came to power.
Since then, Imran Khan has launched a tour of protest demonstrations throughout Pakistan, claiming that the new government is supported by US forces and used disgraceful means to buy parliamentary seats, etc., and demanded that the new government be dissolved immediately and a general election be held.
On the other hand, in early August, Pakistan’s National Election Commission found that the Justice Movement Party had serious irregularities in obtaining funds from overseas donations, and announced that the party’s registration qualification for the next general election may be cancelled.