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Claim: Scenes of protesters firing machine guns during recent clashes in Manipur (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-04)
Evidence (2023-07-05): Trouble in India’s northeastern state of Manipur started when Meiteis demanded they be allowed to buy land in the hills populated by Kukis, as well as a share of government jobs. (July 5) (AP video/Shonal Gangly) [...] Manipur is India’s unseen war – barely visible on the country’s countless TV news channels and newspapers, a conflict hidden behind the blanket shutdown of the internet that the government said was used to fuel the violence by spreading disinformation and rumors. The internet ban has severed communications in Manipur, locked out reporters and left the state’s 3.7 million people scrambling for a sliver of information. [...] Such concerns gave way to violence on May 3, when clashes first erupted in Manipur’s Churachandpur district and soon spread to other parts of the state as frenzy mobs attacked one village after another.
Claim: Scenes of protesters firing machine guns during recent clashes in Manipur (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-04)
Evidence (2022-12-06): Elsewhere in India, a civilian was killed when military personnel shot at National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres in Arunachal Pradesh. Human rights organizations disputed the claim and the Arunachal Pradesh government has ordered a judicial inquiry to investigate the incident. The NSCN-IM is the largest militant group in the northeast, where a ceasefire agreement has been in effect since 1997. The government of India and NSCN-IM signed two subsequent agreements in 2015 and 2019, but a final peace agreement has been stymied by disputes over several issues including a separate flag and a constitution (India Today, 5 May 2020). Meanwhile, in Jammu & Kashmir, armed clashes between security forces and domestic rebel groups decreased last week. A police constable was killed when militants attacked a security patrol in Kulgam district. [...] Prior to the ceasefire announcement, in Kayin state, the military burned down a hut being used by the Karen National Union/Karen National Liberation Army (KNU/KNLA) for coronavirus prevention efforts. This led to clashes between the two groups. Tensions have been on the rise in the Hpapun area since the beginning of the year as the military continues to construct a road in KNU/KNLA controlled area (Karen News, 8 May 2020).
Claim: Scenes of protesters firing machine guns during recent clashes in Manipur (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-04)
Evidence (2024-09-10): Thousands of people, including students from schools and colleges, took to the streets across five districts of Manipur’s Imphal Valley to protest against the recent drone and gun attacks. Protesters also expressed discontent with the government’s handling of the ongoing conflict in the state. [...] Violence erupted on May 3 in the state following a protest march against the judgment by members of the Kuki and Naga tribes, who inhabit Manipur’s hills. Meitei residents were targeted in areas dominated by the Kuki-Zo in the hill districts and the latter in the zones of Imphal Valley. [...] The use of weaponized drones marks an alarming development in the conflict in Manipur. The violent episodes in the state over the past few days reveal the hollowness of claims made by Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh that peace will return within six months. Before the latest attacks, there was also speculation about a breakthrough being made by the emissaries appointed by the chief minister. It remains to be seen if the government can actually come up with effective measures to curb violence and bridge the divide between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities in Manipur.
Claim: Scenes of protesters firing machine guns during recent clashes in Manipur (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-04)
Evidence (2024-07-04): Igatpuri Communal Militia (India) [...] Imphal Communal Militia (India) [...] Mehatpur Communal Militia (India)
Claim: Scenes of protesters firing machine guns during recent clashes in Manipur (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-04)
Evidence (2024-10-02): Basically, these are military weapons that can rain death and destruction in concentrated areas where people are assembled. Therefore, these are prohibited from being used against civilian crowds during protests, rallies and law and order operations. In fact, army columns deployed in aid to civil authority under Section 131 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) are not allowed to carry these weapons. But now the Manipur police, whose sole purpose is to handle protests and law and order situations, have them and are using them under direct orders from the chief minister who have no legal or statutory authority under CrPC or any other law. This is what the police sources say:> [...] There are also reports that the Manipur Police has now acquired medium machine guns (MMGs) which is the infantry’s "weapon of mass killing" and they have sought training from the Army. These MMGs, sourced from the ordnance factory in Jabalpur are supposedly to replace light machine guns (LMGs) which were partially looted from the police armouries during the initial stages of the unrest in May-June 2023 allegedly with the full connivance of the chief minister and his minions. >
Claim: Scenes of protesters firing machine guns during recent clashes in Manipur (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-04)
Evidence (2022-10-27): Around March 17, a group of men armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles and PKM machine guns arrived in the village of Oudeini. They killed five men in the village and perhaps dozens more near a water point where men had gathered with their livestock, witnesses said. [...] On the same day as the Oudeini attack, a group of Islamic State fighters targeted Intakofa village and surroundings, witnesses said. The men arrived on motorcycles, armed with Kalashnikovs and PKM machine guns, and shot at the villagers. [...] "They started shooting at everything, killing and injuring villagers as they fled," a 45-year-old teacher said. The attackers then went house to house and executed men before leaving at around 1 p.m. They then returned several hours later and killed more men.
Claim: Document mentioning certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested. (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-12)
Evidence (2023-05-12): The viral document is a fabricated one and no such arrest agreement has been signed. Pakistan’s Geo News confirmed the same. Further, there is a mismatch between the signatures of the concerned officials in the viral letter and the signatures on their respective official documents. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Claim: Document mentioning certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested. (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-12)
Evidence (2023-05-11): Islamabad: Amid the uproar over the arrest of ex-Pakistan Prime Minister and PTI chief Imran Khan, an agreement is doing the rounds on social media between him and the Pakistan government which mentions certain conditions of his arrest. The agreement has three bizarre conditions under which Khan was arrested. As per the agreement which has been printed on the letterhead of PTI, Khan will not be stripped naked, nor will he be raped as he is a Piles patient, and the last one is that he will not be tortured which any penetrating items like rods, bamboo (sticks) etc. This piece is in fact fabricated and is not true. [...] The note reads, "All these terms and conditions will be supervised and inspected by Mr. Donald Blome, US Ambassador in Pakistan, as Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), do not trust anyone but Mr. Donald Blome in this regard."
Claim: Document mentioning certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested. (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-12)
Evidence (2024-01-30): Pakistan’s former leader Imran Khan has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaking state secrets, his political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said in a statement Tuesday. [...] Khan has been behind bars since August after he was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to three years in prison. [...] TV stations are banned from running Khan’s speeches, and many of his PTI party colleagues have been arrested.
Claim: Document mentioning certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested. (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-12)
Evidence (2023-08-05): Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan arrested after corruption conviction [...] Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested Saturday after a court handed him a three-year jail sentence for corruption, a development that could end his future in politics. [...] Khan is the seventh former prime minister to be arrested in Pakistan. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was arrested and hanged in 1979. The current prime minister’s brother, Nawaz Sharif, who also served as prime minister, was arrested several times on corruption allegations.
Claim: Document mentioning certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested. (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-12)
Evidence (2023-05-11): Pakistan top court orders release of former PM Imran Khan [...] Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan to be illegal and ordered that he be immediately released, two days after his detention on corruption allegations triggered violent protests. [...] Khan, 70, was arrested in a corruption case by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) during a court appearance on Tuesday, triggering violent protests across the country and prompting the government to call out the army to help restore order.
Claim: Document mentioning certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested. (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-12)
Evidence (2023-05-09): Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan arrested in Islamabad by dozens of officers [...] Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, has been arrested, a government minister has said, as supporters of the politician are told to "shut down Pakistan". [...] Raoof Hasan, a leader from Mr Khan's party called the arrest "blatant interference in the judicial affairs by the powers-that-be", adding: "We are completely in the dark. He was virtually abducted from the court of law."
Claim: Document mentioning certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested. (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-12)
Evidence (2023-05-11): Unrest has continued to grip Pakistan after former prime minister Imran Khan pleaded not guilty to corruption following his arrest on Tuesday. [...] Mr Khan's arrest has dramatically escalated tensions between him and the military at a time of economic crisis. [...] Mr Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party called his arrest in the capital Islamabad an "abduction" and said it would challenge its legality in court.
Claim: Document mentioning certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested. (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-12)
Evidence (2024-07-01): Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan arbitrarily detained, says UN working group [...] A United Nations human rights working group says former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arbitrarily imprisoned in violation of international law. [...] Khan’s brief arrest in May 2023 sparked nationwide unrest, which in turn prompted a sweeping crackdown against his PTI party and its senior leaders.
Claim: Document mentioning certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested. (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-12)
Evidence (2023-08-05): Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan arrested: What you need to know [...] Following are details of the cases against former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was arrested on Saturday after a court sentenced him to three years in prison for illegally selling state gifts. Khan has denied wrongdoing. [...] - Khan is the seventh former prime minister to be arrested in Pakistan. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was arrested and hanged in 1979. The current prime minister’s brother, Nawaz Sharif, who also served as prime minister, was arrested several times on corruption allegations.
Claim: Document mentioning certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested. (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-12)
Evidence (2024-09-29): On 9 May 2023, former Pakistani Prime Minister and politician Imran Khan was illegally arrested from inside the High Court in Islamabad by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on the charges of corruption in connection with the Al-Qadir Trust, which he owns alongside his wife, Bushra Bibi.[1][2] [...] - ^ "Pakistan supreme court rules arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan to be illegal". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023. - ^ Saifi, Sophia (11 May 2023). "Arrest of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was illegal, top court rules". CNN. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
Claim: Document mentioning certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested. (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-12)
Evidence (2023-08-05): Pakistan’s Imran Khan sentenced to three years in prison, arrested [...] Police have arrested Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan in the eastern city of Lahore after a court sentenced him to three years in prison for illegally selling state gifts. [...] Khan’s lawyer Intezar Panjotha said police arrested Khan at his residence in Lahore. Pakistani media described police surrounding his home after the verdict was released.
Claim: Document mentioning certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested. (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-12)
Evidence (2024-06-03): Islamabad, Pakistan — A court in Islamabad has annulled the sentence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his close aide, former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, in a case related to the leaking of state secrets. [...] Khan has repeatedly denied the charge, saying the document contained evidence that his removal as prime minister was a plot hatched by his political opponents and the country’s powerful military, with help from the US administration. Washington and the Pakistani army reject the accusation. Khan, a former cricket star, was Pakistan’s premier from August 2018 to April 2022, when he lost a vote of confidence in the parliament. He has been in jail since August last year, facing trial in multiple cases.
Claim: Document mentioning certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested. (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-12)
Evidence (2023-05-09): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested on Tuesday by paramilitary troops who smashed their way into a courthouse in Islamabad to detain him on multiple corruption charges. [...] According to court documents seen by CNN, Khan was arrested in Islamabad on charges brought by the National Accountability Bureau, the country’s anti-corruption agency. [...] PTI spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry described Khan’s arrest as an "abduction" and said he had been "whisked away by unknown people to an unknown location."
Claim: Document mentioning certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested. (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-12)
Evidence (2023-05-10): Imran Khan, Pakistan's hugely popular former prime minister, was arrested on Tuesday on corruption charges - a moment he had successfully avoided for several months. [...] Leaders and supporters of Mr Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party argue this is proof of the army's involvement. They say the arrest has little to do with corruption charges and everything to do with Mr Khan's ongoing public battle with the army. He has accused the army and the spy agency, the Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI), of conspiring to assassinate him - he survived a shooting last year. [...] Analysts believe that Mr Khan's arrest only adds to the growing instability and diminishes any chance of a resolution between the former PM and the establishment, be it the government or the army.
Claim: Document mentioning certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested. (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-12)
Evidence (2023-05-11): Imran Khan: Pakistan's Supreme Court rules arrest was illegal Pakistan's Supreme Court has ruled that former prime minister Imran Khan's dramatic arrest on corruption charges this week was illegal. [...] Footage of his arrest showed paramilitary forces seizing Mr Khan, who was injured in a gun attack last year, and dragging him from inside court premises, before whisking him away in an armoured vehicle.
Claim: Document mentioning certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested. (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-12)
Evidence (2023-05-10): Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan arrested, sparking violence ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested and dragged from court Tuesday as he appeared to face charges in multiple graft cases, a dramatic escalation of political tensions that sparked violent demonstrations by his angry supporters across the country. [...] "Imran Khan has been arrested because he was being sought in a graft case," Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan told a news conference. He alleged Pakistan’s treasury had lost millions of dollars while Khan was in office due to illegal purchases of lands from a business tycoon.
Claim: Document mentioning certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested. (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-12)
Evidence (2023-05-16): A social media post accompanying an image of a document that mentions certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested is being widely shared. The agreement which has been printed on the letterhead of PTI, stipulates that Khan will not be stripped naked, nor will he be raped as he is a piles patient, and he will not be tortured which any penetrating items like rods, bamboo, etc. Through this article let’s fact-check the authenticity of the document shared in the post. [...] It appears that the document was issued jointly by former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, United States Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome, and Interior Secretary Yousaf Naseem Khokhar. However, a relevant keyword search on Google led us to a tweet by Geo News, which clarified the document as fake. [...] To sum it up, a viral document mentioning bizarre conditions related to Imran Khan’s arrest is fabricated.
Claim: Document mentioning certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested. (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-12)
Evidence (2023-03-29): Pakistan’s police have expansive powers of arrest and detention. The police are authorized to arrest without a warrant any person against whom there is "reasonable suspicion" of being involved or "concerned in" certain types of criminal offenses, or against whom there exists a "reasonable complaint" or "credible information" of such involvement. This includes individuals who are in possession of anything "which may reasonably be suspected to be stolen property."[89] In addition, police can also arrest without a warrant a person whom they know or suspect of "designing" to commit certain types of offenses.[90] [...] It took one year for him to be granted bail and the legal process by then had completely wiped out his meager financial resources. The judge set his bail at PKR 500,000 [US$2,320]. His monthly income before going to prison was PKR 20,000 [$93]. By the time the bail was granted he was already in debt and the family had no money or assets. He remained in prison for one month for non-payment of bail bonds. Finally, his brother-in-law pledged his house as surety to bail him out. [103] [...] Kiran, 24, was arrested for "solicitation" at a dance performance in Sahiwal district, Punjab, and kept in custody for three weeks in 2019. After this detention the police then dropped all charges. She said:
Claim: Document mentioning certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested. (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-12)
Evidence (2024-01-03): Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is indicted for allegedly insulting election officials ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court on Wednesday indicted imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a contempt case for allegedly insulting election officials, his defense lawyer said. [...] Khan’s lawyer, Naeem Haider Panjutha, said Khan was indicted at Adiala Prison in Rawalpindi.
Claim: Document mentioning certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested. (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-12)
Evidence (2023-06-02): Pakistani Ex-PM Khan Charged With Attempted Murder Over Policeman's Death In Protests Pakistan's police on October 8 charged the country's imprisoned former prime minister, Imran Khan, with attempted murder over the death of a policeman during violent protests last weekend by his supporters. Khan, who has been behind bars since 2023, is accused of inciting people to violence, the police said. The police argued that Khan -- who had urged his followers to rally on his behalf and demand his release from prison -- had incited his supporters, leading to the killing of officer Abdul Hameed. According to the police, Hameed was injured in clashes between Khan's supporters and police in Islamabad and died in a hospital. Khan has so far been embroiled in over 150 cases and has been sentenced to prison in several of them.
Claim: Document mentioning certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested. (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-12)
Evidence (2023-05-12): Agreement signed between detained ex-Pak PM Imran Khan, Pakistan government and US ambassador with bizarre "no-rape" conditions [...] A letter has gone viral on social media, purportedly of an agreement signed between former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, interior secretary Yousuf Khokhar and the US ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome, where Khan requested certain bizarre "sureties" in case of his recent arrest over corruption charges. [...] Imran Khan arrested over corruption charges
Claim: Document mentioning certain bizarre conditions under which Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan was arrested. (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-12)
Evidence (2023-06-30): On May 9, 2023, former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan was apprehended on the premises of the Islamabad High Court by paramilitary troops under the direction of the Pakistan Army. The arrest, which a number of experts have called illegal, sparked a wave of protests throughout the country, some of which became violent when Khan’s supporters began attacking military installations. The events were not dissimilar to the January 6 attack on the US Capitol—with the distinction that, unlike Donald Trump, who only lost an election, Khan was publicly and violently arrested. In response, the army, which has termed the events Pakistan’s 9/11, unleashed a brutal crackdown on Khan’s party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), that has still not abated. Thousands of party workers and activists have been thrown in jail, more than a hundred politicians from the party have been forced to defect, and the media has been banned from mentioning Khan’s name. Meanwhile, a whole host of court cases have been registered against Khan, including murder and terrorism charges as well as accusations of corruption. [...] Khan is also accused in a separate case of selling state gifts illegally. The case against Khan is based on the technicality that he sold gifts given to him while he was prime minister, and then paid the Gifts Treasury [Toshakhana] a portion of his earnings instead of depositing the items in the treasury first, as the rules stipulate. Recent disclosures have shown, however, that hundreds of politicians were benefiting from lax regulations over the retention of state gifts.