Former Pakistan ISI chief Faiz Hameed in military custody

Islamabad: A former chief of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, Lt Gen Faiz Hameed (Retd), has been taken into military custody and field court martial proceedings initiated against him over allegations of corruption and misuse of authority, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Pakistan army’s media wing, said.
This is the first time in the country’s history that a court martial has been initiated against a former ISI chief. Hameed, who served as ISI chief from June 2019 to Oct 2021, was widely believed to be close to jailed former PM Imran Khan’s govt.
The arrest, said ISPR, was ordered by Supreme Court on a petition filed by the owner of a private housing society in Islamabad accusing the former spymaster of torturing him and his family, and robbing them of their properties and valuables. Hameed has also been accused of multiple violations of the Pakistan Army Act after retirement.
“Complying with the orders of Supreme Court of Pakistan, a detailed court of inquiry was undertaken by Pakistan Army to ascertain the correctness of complaints in the Top City (housing society) case made against Lt Gen Faiz Hameed (Retd),” the military said.
The management of Top City had accused Hameed of orchestrating a raid on its offices and residence of its owner, Moeez Khan. As per the petition, filed in May 2017, Pakistan Rangers and ISI officials had taken away valuables, including gold and diamond ornaments and money, in connection with a purported terrorism case.