Rangers influencing probe, alleges Dr Asim’s counsel

KARACHI: The counsel of former federal minister Dr Asim Hussain, has termed the continuous interference by the Rangers in the investigation and treatment of Dr Asim illegal in lieu of the fact that they are the complainants in the ongoing case against him in the Anti Terrorism Court for alleged treatment of terrorists at the Ziauddin Hospital.

In a statement, the counsel for Dr. Asim Anwar Mansoor Khan said that complete failure of the Rangers to prove anything against Dr Asim had irked them and they had resorted to unlawful and uncalled for tactics like the media trial of Dr. Asim by continuously leaking sensitive information to the media, which could also threaten his life.

Anwar alleged that on Friday night four Rangers’ personnel were involved in creating a threatening and hostile environment that disturbed the patient i.e. Dr. Asim and since then he has not slept for two nights.

He said the Rangers’ personnel had been lurking around all day on a mobile and some motorcycles and unlawfully took video shots of the room and all of Dr Asim's medications. They did not care about his privacy. Moreover, they asked about the visitors their association with Dr. Asim, and later leaked the video to some TV channels.

"Leaking such information is a major threat to my client’s well-being, his privacy, which is his fundamental right, let alone the manner in which they released it to the media claiming that Dr. Asim is in such a ‘comfortable’ situation," he said, adding, that probably the Rangers are still unhappy that they could not continue the inhuman treatment they had put him through during the 93-day illegal detention.

‘The doctors have already warned that any harsh or threatening environment will be a devastating factor in the treatment of the patient. Dr. Asim is already emotionally disturbed and a peaceful environment is the top priority for his treatment," Anwar added.