Islamabad: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan’s possible trial in connection with May 9 mayhem falls under jurisdiction of military courts.

In presser, he said Pakistan Army Act was applicable to all those who entered, sent other people or abetted those who entered restricted areas.

Sanaullah said Pakistan Army Act and Official Secrets Act were applicable to activities in military areas. “Jinnah House is residence of [Lahore] corps commander and his camp office. Many sensitive items were also present in Jinnah House.”

Sanaullah said that “Only six” out of nearly 500 cases filed after May 9 vandalism are being processed to be tried under Army Act, rejecting perception created by PTI that all of those arrested will face military courts. “Remaining will be tried by ordinary courts,” he said in presser in bid to clear air regarding government’s crackdown against those allegedly involved in May 9 mayhem.

He added that another 5,536 arrests were made in other cases however of these, 80 percent have been released on bail. “It is being said that everything is being taken to military courts. This is not true.”

Published in The Daily National Courier, May, 27 2023

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