Judge accused of rape refuses DNA testing in Pakistan

The civil judge Imtiaz Hussain Bhutto who is accused of rape of a woman in his chamber has refused to provide his DNA sample for testing in any government authorized laboratory in Pakistan.

Imtiaz Bhutto requested the court in a hearing on Friday to allow him to send his DNA sample aboard to the United States for testing however the court said that it would only allow this if the suspended judge incurred the cost of the test on which Imtiaz Bhutto refused saying that the provincial government should bear the cost.

The court also put another option on the table of getting his DNA sample tested from Aga Khan University Hospital’s laboratories but DSP Auranzeb Abbassi who is the investigating officer in the case rejected the suggestion saying that the law didn’t allow testing to be done at a non-government laboratory.

DSP Auranzed continued saying:

If the judge doubts the authenticity of labs in Sindh, he can go to a government-authorised lab in another province,

According to report submitted by DSP Abbassi, the suspended judge Imtiaz Bhutto was not cooperating in the investigation and had disobeyed earlier court orders when he was given a week to provide DNA samples for testing at a hearing on February 14. The DSP even requested the court to reject Bhutto’s bail so that he could be arrested for interrogation.

The hearing was adjourned for day and the suspended judge told to decide if he would provide the DNA sample for testing.

The hearing will continue today and if the suspended judge Imtiaz Bhutto refuses to provide DNA sample, the police will plead for the cancellation of the bail.

Imtiaz Bhutto had raped a woman last month who had appeared in his court for a case of free will marriage. You can read more about the incident in our report below.

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