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ISLAMABAD:
PTI has termed the report issued by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, on the imprisonment of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Adiala Jail as “extremely serious, alarming and revealing”.
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“Twenty-three hours of solitary confinement, continuous camera surveillance, complete isolation from the outside world, obstacles to meeting with lawyers and relatives, deprivation of religious practices and denial of basic human needs constitute a flagrant violation not only of prison standards but also of international human rights standards,” he said.
According to the United Nations, solitary confinement for more than 15 days falls under the category of psychological torture, while Imran Khan has been subjected to this agonizing practice for months. “Denying adequate medical services to a 72-year-old prisoner who suffers from serious medical conditions, a spinal injury and injuries from an attempted murder amounts to deliberate cruelty.”
The PTI demanded that Imran’s solitary confinement be ended immediately, that prison facilities be brought into line with human dignity and international standards, that personal doctors be granted immediate access, and that obstacles to meetings be removed, according to court orders.
“This matter is no longer just about a political prisoner; it has become a test of the credibility of law, justice and human rights in Pakistan. If the treatment of Imran Khan is not stopped, it will be considered one of the worst examples of torture at the state level,” he said.
In a statement, Alice Jill Edwards warned on Friday that PTI founder Imran Khan was being held in conditions that could amount to torture and other inhuman or degrading treatment.
