ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (APP): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday sought explanations from Adiala Jail auth
orities for not producing founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the cont
empt of Election Commission and the Chief Election Commissioner case.
A three-member bench, headed by Sindh ECP member Nisar Durrani, heard the case against PTI founder. Despite earlier directives, he was unable to appear via video link.
PTI chief’s lawyer, Faisal Chaudhry, pointed out that the commission had directed a video link appearance during the previous hearing. When asked about the arrangements, ECP officials confirm
ed that their setup was ready, but jail auth
orities failed to activate the video link due to technical issues, possibly caused by jammers.
Faisal Chaudhry urged the commission to directly summon the PTI chief if the video link remained unavailable.
ECP’s counsel suggest
ed that the technical difficulties might be due to unforeseen issues, not intentional neglect.
He also mention
ed that evidence could not be recorded in the absence of the accused.
Faisal Chaudhry argu
ed that the actions of the jail auth
orities also amounted to contempt, urging the commission to dismiss the case entirely.
However, Member Nisar Durrani clarifi
ed that the case could not be dismissed during the hearing.
The commission has instructed Adiala Jail auth
orities to provide a response and postponed the hearing until January 15.
