IHC rejects plea against physical remand of Gill

ISLAMABAD, Aug 22 (APP):The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday rejected an appeal against physical remand of PTI leader Shahbaz Gill and also instructed the government to appoint an inquiry officer on the allegations of torture on the accused.
The court, in its verdict, said it could not interfere into the matter of physical remand of the accused. An SP (superintendent of police) ranked officer would supervise physical remand of the accused, who would ensure that no violence would be used against him (Gill) during the police custody, it added.
The court instructed the government and the secretary interior to appoint a retired judge of the high court an inquiry officer to probe the matter of torture on the accused.
Acting Chief Justice Aamer Farooq announced the verdict which was earlier reserved after listening arguments from two sides in the case against the accused’s remand in a sedition case registered by the Kohsar Police Station and matter of torture during the police custody. Advocate General Islamabad Jahangir Jadoon, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr. Akber Nasir Khan and Central Jail Adiala administration also appeared before the court.