Shehbaz Sharif heartbroken over suspension of Imran Khan’s sentence.
Shehbaz Sharif, the president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), criticised the Supreme Court and Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial on Tuesday for “favouring” Imran Khan after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended the sentence imposed on him in the Toshakhana case.
The IHC decision today represents a significant legal victory for Khan, who was previously disqualified from running in the upcoming elections after Additional Districts and Sessions Judge Dilawar Humayun found him guilty of corrupt practises involving the state gift repository and sentenced him to three years in prison and a Rs. 100,000 fine in the Toshakhana case.
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In his message on X, formerly Twitter, the former premier also wrote that the IHC had been influenced by the apex court’s leniency toward the PTI chief.
“The “favourite’s” sentence has been suspended, not terminated.
“Chief Justice’s message of “Good to see you” and “Wishing you good luck” reached Islamabad High Court. If everyone knows what the decision will be before the decision comes, it should be a moment of concern for the justice system,” the former premier wrote.
Shehbaz Sharif heartbroken over suspension of Imran Khan’s sentence, check the Tweet:
لاڈلے کی سزا معطل ہوئی ہے ختم نہیں ہوئی۔ چیف جسٹس کا “گُڈ ٹو سی یو” اور “وشنگ یو گڈ لک” کا پیغام اسلاآباد ہائی کورٹ تک پہنچ گیا۔ فیصلہ آنے سے پہلے ہی سب کو پتہ ہو کہ فیصلہ کیا ہوگا تو یہ نظام عدل کے لئے لمحہ فکریہ ہونا چاہیے ۔ اعلی عدلیہ سے واضح پیغام مل جائے تو ماتحت عدالت یہ نہ…
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) August 29, 2023
He further stated that when a “clear message” was received from the higher judiciary, the subordinate court would follow suit.
“A monitoring judge was appointed to ensure Nawaz Sharif’s punishment, [and now] the chief justice himself [has become] a monitoring judge to save the ‘favourite’,” he wrote, slamming the courts for giving Khan relief.
Taking issue with the overturning of the sentence, Shehbaz’s tweet further read: “This role of the justice system will be written as the dark chapter of history. Scales tilted to one side and a justice system that undermines justice are not acceptable.
He wrote that the law was powerless before those who “sold the watches”.
“If thieves and state terrorists are facilitated, where will the common man get justice in the country?”
The former premier also lamented that Khan and his party were given undue leniency by the courts.
“Be it May 9, be it an attack on the judicial complex, be it raining petrol bombs on the police, everything is forgiven,” he concluded.
