Jailed former PM Imran Khan refuses to undergo polygraph test linked to May 9 riots
The Hindu
Imran Khan refuses polygraph test in connection with 2023 riots, faces over 200 cases, remains in jail.
Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has refused to undergo polygraph and voice matching tests as part of an investigation by Lahore police in connection with a dozen cases related to the unprecedented May 9 riots last year.
A 12-member forensic team reached Adiala Jail on July 23 to conduct the polygraph test on the 71-year-old cricketer-turned-politician.
The May 9 riots in 2023 were triggered across the country after the Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a 190-million-pound corruption case. He faces over 200 cases and has been in jail since August last year.
The Lahore police team, led by a Deputy Superintendent of Police, arrived at the prison premises to conduct the tests, the Express Tribune reported.
They were accompanied by experts from the Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA), the report said.
The PFSA experts were to perform polygraph, voice matching, and photogrammetry tests on the former prime minister.
The PTI founder answered the questions of the police for 15 minutes. However, Khan refused to undergo the polygraph test and other tests planned by the Punjab Forensic Science Agency’s team, the Nation newspaper reported.
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