RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has refused to undergo a polygraph test in connection with the May 9 riots cases, media reported citing sources.
According to sources, former prime minister Imran Khan who is detained in Adiala Jail since August 2023, declined to participate in the investigation process, citing the absence of his legal counsel during the scheduled test.
A Lahore police investigation team, led by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Asif Javed, arrived at Adiala Jail to conduct the polygraph test. The team included Inspectors Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Alam, and Muhammad Arham, along with Abid Ayub from the Punjab Forensic Unit. However, jail staff reported that Khan refused to leave his cell for the procedure.
It is worth mentioning here that anti-terrorism court allowed the prosecution to conduct polygraph and photogrammetric tests of incarcerated Imran Khan in 12 cases of May 9 riots against him. Later, PTI Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram announced that the party will resist a court-ordered polygraph test for former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Speaking to reporters in Peshawar, Akram stated that PTI would prevent the test at all costs, labeling it a politically motivated move in connection to the May 9, 2023, riots case. –Agencies
