RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Parvez Elahi has been shifted to the Adiala Jail while his wife has challenged his detention under the Sec-tion 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (3 MPO) act in the Lahore High Court (LHC).
According to jail officials, Elahi was moved from Camp Jail at 5am on Wednesday (yesterday) and shifted to Adiala via motorway. The former Punjab chief minister was arrested under 3 MPO on the orders of deputy commissioner Lahore.
According to sources within the jail, due to the high-profile nature of the case, Elahi has been transferred with the government’s approval. Meanwhile, Elahi’s wife Qaisara has approached the LHC over the detention and named the addi-tional chief secretary and inspector general jails as the respondent.
In the petition it has been urged Elahi be summoned to the court and released and that he should not be arrested in any other case till the final decision on the peti-tion. The Punjab government issued orders on Sunday to detain the former chief minister under 3 MPO for 30 days.
The Lahore deputy commissioner’s order said that Elahi would be kept in Lahore Camp Jail, where he had already been confined. This decision has been taken after the recommendation made by the Lahore district intelligence committee, the noti-fication mentioned.
According to the documents, the committee has reported that Elahi is PTI’s lead-ing member and a flamboyant orator. He can incite people to create a law and order situation.
The Model Town SP and district intelligence committee have reported that Elahi is capable of creating mischief and disorder, and there is a real fear that his sympa-thisers can harm lives and property.
They have proposed to keep Elahi under custody for 30 days. Two FIRs — no 22/604 and 22/1822 — have been registered against him at Qila Gujjar Singh Po-lice Station, while an FIR 23/1150 has been registered at Ghalib Market Police Sta-tion.
According to investigations under these FIRs, it has been proved that Elahi and his companions are involved in arson, terrorism, and putting resistance against law enforcement agencies.
The deputy commissioner’s order said Elahi could contact the Punjab government against the decision. Despite getting bail on July 11, Elahi remains incarcerated. A local court in Lahore had ordered the PTI president’s release on bail in the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) money laundering case against him.
Elahi was initially arrested on June 1 in a graft case amid a crackdown on PTI in the wake of the May 9 protests. He was rearrested multiple times after this in dif-ferent cases, including the two money laundering cases. –Agencies
