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ATC judge refused to hear plea for forensic audit of Imran Khan in May 9 cases
LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) judge on Tuesday refused to hear prosecution’s plea seeking permission for a forensic audit of evidence against PTI founder Imran Khan in May 9 cases.
The public prosecutor and investigating officers appeared before the duty judge, Irfan Haider, and sought permission to audit the evidence collected in 12 cases.
The investigation officers said they needed to do a forensic analysis of the footage and mobile phones allegedly belonging to the PTI founding chairman. They also sought permission for the photogrammetric and voice match tests to be conducted on the former prime minister.
They pleaded that tests and analysis could not be conducted when Mr Khan was in physical custody as the Lahore High Court (LHC) had quashed the remand. The judge noted that he could not hear or decide on the applications as he was a duty judge, and the prosecution should wait for the administrative judge who was on leave.
He advised the investigation officers to approach the Supreme Court since the LHC had declared the PTI founder’s physical remand “null and void”.
“My advice is to take the matter to the Supreme Court or wait [till] the end of the ATC administrative judge’s vacation,” Judge Haider said while addressing the prosecution.
He also noted that after the LHC’s decision, the matter was no longer within the jurisdiction of anti-terrorism courts.
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