Imran Khan can be tried in military courts: interior minister

• Pakistan Army Act, Official Secrets Act Applicable to Activities in Military Areas: Minister
• There were also many sensitive items in the Lahore Corps Commander’s House.
• It is said that only 6 cases out of about 500 are being tried under the Army Act.

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Friday that the possible trial of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in connection with the May 9 tragedy falls under the jurisdiction of military courts.

In a press release, he said the Pakistan Army Act applies to all those who entered restricted areas, sent others, or encouraged those who entered restricted areas.

Sanaullah said that the Pakistan Army Act and the Official Secrets Act apply to activities in military areas. “The Jannah House is their residence. [Lahore] Corps Commander and his Camp Office. Jinnah House also had many sensitive items.

The minister was referring to the May 9 attack on Jinnah House by agitating PTI workers after Khan’s arrest in the Al-Qadir Trust case. During the days-long protests, private and public properties were vandalized in cities across the country and PTI activists attacked military installations, including Jinnah House and the entrance to the General Headquarters (GHQ). What did

The army has declared May 9 a “black day” and insisted that all those involved in the vandalism of military installations will be prosecuted under the Pakistan Army Act and the Official Secrets Act. Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir has said that legal proceedings have been initiated in this regard.

Sanaullah said that out of nearly 500 cases registered after the May 9 riots, “only six” are being prosecuted under the Army Act, rejecting PTI’s impression that all those arrested were will face military courts.

“The rest will be tried in normal courts,” he said at a press conference today to clear the air about the government’s crackdown on those allegedly involved in the May 9 disaster.

“Various analyzes and conspiracies are being spread … so I thought it best to come here and state the facts and figures,” Sanaullah said.

Giving details of the legal action taken so far against those who attacked government and military installations, the interior minister said that 499 First Information Reports (FIRs) have been lodged in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa following the riots.

“Out of them 88 have been booked under the Anti-Terrorism Act. [ATA]While 411 have been registered under other charges.

Sanaullah further said that 3,944 suspects were arrested in both provinces, 2,588 of them were detained from Punjab, while 1,099 were arrested by KP authorities.

Another 5,536 arrests were made in other cases, the home minister added. However, 80 percent of them have been released on bail.

Furthermore, in an attempt to clear the air regarding military courts, he categorically denied rumors that all cases would be tried in military courts and clarified that only 7 cases out of 499 were under military courts. There are hearings.

“It is being said that everything is being taken to military courts, it is not true. Only 19 accused in Punjab and 14 in KP have been transferred to military courts. Anywhere,” he clarified. These steps are not being taken.”