Court hands over Sheikh Rashid to Murree police on transitory remand

• Court directed officials to present Sheikh Rashid on Feb 09.
• Rashid claimed that a false case was made against him.
• Murree police said that a written decision not announced.

ISLAMABAD: A local court of Islamabad handed over Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid to Murree police on a one-day transitory remand in a case registered against the former interior minister for threatening police personnel.

The court while approving the transitory remand directed officials to present the former interior minister an ally of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan  before a Murree court on Thursday (tomorrow) by 2pm.

During today’s hearing, Rashid claimed that a false case was made against him. He said that government  wants him to change his political allegiance.

“I handed over the passwords of both mobile phones to the police. The Murree police have interrogated me for hours,” said Rashid.

The judge inquired the police if they have requested for a transitory remand before.

At this, the police said that this is the first time they have made the request.

However, Rashid’s counsel Ali Bukhari said that the AML chief is in custody, adding that Murree police’s request for a transitory remand was rejected recently by a judicial magistrate.

“It was rejected as procedure was not followed,” he said while opposing the plea for the transitory remand.

Bukhari also questioned why the police was seeking a transitory remand when they have already recovered everything from the former federal minister’s house.

“They have also taken Sheikh Rashid’s licensed weapons,” said the counsel. He added that the remand cannot be granted as it has been rejected again.

He added that the Murree police did not file a plea against the rejection of the transitory remand.

“Do you have a copy of the transitory remand’s rejection?” questioned the judge.

The Murree police said that a written decision was not announced and only a verbal order was issued.

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Meanwhile, the prosecutor told the court Rashid is on a judicial remand and has to be produced before the Murree court which is why they were seeking the transitory remand.