ISLAMABAD: Marriyum Aurangzeb , the minister of information and broadcasting, on Tuesday, urged the prosecution of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan for crimes including egregious corruption.
The minister told the media that Imran Khan had not yet appeared in court in any matter, regardless of whether it involved Malam Jabba, the Billion Tree Tsunami, BRT Peshawar, Toshakhana, foreign funding, or Tyrian White’s parental dispute. She claimed that Imran Khan had been avoiding the courts because he had no valid defenses to help him avoid being held accountable for the crimes.
The minister claimed that Imran Khan had mocked the law and the Constitution by avoiding court appearances, and that he was the first defendant to do so despite being repeatedly summoned. Imran Khan should be detained and brought before the courts, as that would be preferable. According to Marriyum, if Imran Khan was not punished for his crimes, it would be a precedent for other accused people to stop going to court. Ironically, she claimed, Imran Khan had run his government via video links and now desired to submit to the law in the same manner. “Like a jackal, he had hidden at his Zaman Park home while his workers were receiving bullets in the long march,” the minister claimed.
She said Imran Khan had announced to start another movement, aiming to escape from accountability. His “save judiciary” movement was, in fact, an “Adalat Sy Bacho Tehreek” (movement for escaping from courts), she added.
Marriyum said Imran Khan would never appear before the courts as he was bent on creating chaos in the country to hamper the economic stabilization process.
The PTI chief was afraid of the police and got himself hidden whenever the policemen visited his home, she added.
Marriyum said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Quaid Nawaz Sharif had appeared before the courts along with his daughter regularly as he knew that he had not committed any crime.
