- Chaudhry “formally arrested, shifted to Adiala jail’s checkpost”.
- Heavy contingent of police personnel reach jail’s checkpost.
- Lawyer says notice issued following incident at internal gate.
PTI founder Imran Khan’s lawyer Faisal Chaudhry on Friday was detained by police outside Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail for reportedly using abusive language against a jail officer but was released after a span of two hours.
“We came here to meet the PTI founder today according to the court orders,” Chaudhry told the media after being released. He added that they were four lawyers but the jail authorities did not allow them to meet Khan.
He further said that police officials summoned them to the checkpost when they were leaving the Adiala jail’s premises.
Earlier, a heavy contingent of police reached Adiala jail’s checkpost after Chaudhry reached there to hold a meeting with Khan.
They arrested the lawyer for using derogatory language against jail officer Imran Riaz a day ago, sources told Geo News.
Police sources confirmed that Chaudhry was “formally arrested” and shifted to Adiala jail’s checkpost.
Talking to journalists outside the jail, Chaudhry criticised that a notice was issued today following the incident that took place at internal gate yesterday. He added that he had sent court order to the jail superintendent via WhatsApp.
He claimed that his only fault was to convey the PTI founder’s conversation in public.
Yesterday, Chaudhry was engaged in a verbal altercation with the Adiala jail administration after he was barred from entering the prison.
In the video — available with Geo News, the lawyer can be heard unleashing a flurry of abuse at jail Assistant Superintendent Riaz as he visited the prison to meet Imran, who is incarcerated in Adiala jail.
“Why was I stopped…who dare not clear me,” Chaudhry asked the police officer. Meanwhile, the assistant superintendent can be heard giving explanations to the lawyer.
Following the altercation, Chaudhry registered a complaint against the jail administration at Adiala Jail Chowki.
In his application, he maintained that his “power of attorney” is attached to all cases of PTI founder Imran Khan and added that the jail staff stopped him at the prison’s entrance and did not allow him to enter.
Chaudhry complained that he was forced to sit in the deputy superintendent’s room for two hours for protesting. He also accused the jail staff of harassing him and other petitioners, urging the police to take legal action against the staff members.
The 71-year-old cricketer-turned-politician has been behind bars since August 2023 after he was sentenced in Toshakhana case-I — one of the dozens cases registered against the former premier since his ouster from power in April 2022.
