A district and sessions court in Islamabad acquitted PTI founder Imran Khan, former federal minister Asad Umar, Faisal Javed Khan, and several others in a long march vandalism case on Wednesday.
On February 26, 2022, Imran Khan, Raja Khurram Shahzad Nawaz, Abid Hussain, Ali Nawaz Awan, Zaheer Khan, and several others were booked at the Tarnol police station in a protest and vandalism case.
Judicial magistrate Muhammad Shahbir announced the verdict. Judge approved the acquittal pleas filed by Raja Khurram Nawaz, and Ali Nawaz Awan in the case.
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The court decisions noted that the petitioners had separately petitioned for acquittal under section 249A of the constitution. The accused can’t be indicted in the case, and an additional trial of the case was a waste of time, the verdict mentioned.
The court ordered the release of the accused, Asad Umar, Ali Nawaz Awan, and Faisal Javed, along with the return of their surety bonds.
Previously, an accountability court in Islamabad indicted the former PM Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi in a £190 million reference case.