The Anti-Terrorism Court has sent PTI spokesperson Rauf Hassan to jail on judicial remand, rejecting the request for physical remand.
In the terrorism case registered at the CTD police station for the recovery of explosive materials, PTI spokesperson Rauf Hassan was presented in the Anti-Terrorism Court after completing a one-day physical remand. On this occasion, Rauf Hassan’s lawyer, Ali Bukhari, appeared before the court.
During the hearing before Judge Tahir Abbas Supra of the Anti-Terrorism Court, the CTD requested a further 7-day physical remand for Rauf Hassan.
The court addressed the prosecutor, saying that the same remand request from the last hearing was resubmitted with some changes. The judge inquired whether the investigation was stuck at TTP or had progressed further. The prosecutor stated that further investigation was needed.
Rauf Hassan’s lawyer said that he wanted to raise a point on the previous hearing’s order. If account details were needed, they could be checked online. In response, Judge Tahir Abbas Supra remarked that as a senior lawyer, objections to the order should not be raised here but rather in the High Court. He inquired if Rauf Hassan’s CDR, bank transfers, or any meeting details had been extracted.
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Subsequently, the court sent Rauf Hassan to jail o1n judicial remand and rejected the CTD’s request for a 7-day physical remand.
Afterward, Advocate Ali Bukhari filed a request to transfer his Client to the hospital on medical grounds, stating that his medical condition was not suitable for jail and he should be moved to the hospital. He argued that his Client was entitled to B-class facilities. The court directed the Superintendent of Adiala Jail to arrange a medical check-up for Rauf Hassan and ordered appropriate arrangements for his medical examination.
Following the hearing, Lawyer filed a post-arrest bail application, on which the court issued notices for August 6. Judge Tahir Abbas Supra remarked that the record had come to him several times and if the record was not presented, he would make a decision.
