Islamabad_A notification was issued by the IHC Additional Registrar on the instructions of the Chief Justice of IHC Aamir Farooq.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Humayun Dilawar, who convicted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan and handed him down a three-year jail term in the Toshakhana case, was made an officer on special duty (OSD) on Friday.
The development came hours after Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Aamer Farooq observed that the trial court, which sentenced the former prime minister in the Toshakahna case, “did wrong”.
Sources said that Dilawar had requested his transfer to the Federal Investigation Agency after alledgly facing threats from the PTI workers.
They went on to add that the a propaganda was being spread against Dilawar and his family, after which he requested his transfer.
While serving as Additional District and Session Judge in Islamabad, he slapped the PTI chief with a five-year disqualification and three-year prison term in the Toshakhana criminal case.
Dilawar, who sentenced PTI chief Imran Khan to three years in prison flew to the United Kingdom to participate in training on August 5.
He was set to attend the ‘Judicial Training on Human Rights and the Rule of Law’ from August 5 to August 13. Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamer Farooq nominated him for the training.
It is pertinent to mention that the Supreme Court of Pakistan found ‘flaws’ in his judgement against Khan that led to his sentencing and imprisonment. However, it decided against intervening immediately.
The top court heard a host of petitions filed by Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case on August 23.
One of the pleas challenged the session court judgment and another called into question the decisions of the Islamabad High Court.
During the hearing, Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial remarked that ’in hindsight, the trial court gave a decision in a single day which was not correct, there are flaws in the decision of the trial court, in hindsight.
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