Pakistan: In a contempt case, Pakistan’s top electoral board on Tuesday issued arrest warrants with the possibility of a bond for former prime minister Imran Khan and other prominent members of his party. The argument is supported by statements made against the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Chief Election Commissioner Sikander Sultan Raja by key Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders.
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The election watchdog sent notices against them in August and September of last year
The warrants were issued against Khan and his close aides Fawad Chaudhry and Asad Umar by a four-member ECP bench led by Nisar Durrani. Using its powers of contempt, the election watchdog sent notices against them in August and September of last year after PTI leaders frequently criticised Raja and the commission for what they claimed was their partisan stance and their purported favouritism of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
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The PTI leaders had been granted one final opportunity to appear before the ECP at the previous hearing.
The panel denied their requests to be excused from appearing during the hearing on Tuesday and issued arrest warrants secured by surety bonds totaling Rs 50,000 each.
The hearing was postponed by the bench until January 17. Khan has been requesting the resignation of the ECP president for allegedly failing to act as an impartial election commissioner. The chief denied the calls, saying he was operating within the bounds of the law.
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