Force and prison authorities denied any ill-treatment, and said the men did not play up their complaints in act.

The allegations could add to governmental sensitivities surrounding the circumstance, which comes amid ontogeny anti-American belief in Pakistan. President is also calling for the Muhammedan country to do solon to fight al-Qaida and the Taliban.

The team, all Muslims, were detained in December after beingness arrested at the refuge of one of their relatives in the Panjabi townsfolk of Saragodha.

Force hit publically accused them of plotting mortal attacks in Pakistan, having links to al-Qaida and seeking to join militants fighting U.S. personnel across the bound in Afghanistan. Lawyers for the men say they were focussed only on Afghanistan.

In Weekday’s opportunity, constabulary submitted a commit artifact and grounds to the yard in which the men are accused of violating various sections of Pakistan’s illegal code and anti-terrorism law. The most intellectual aim is lot to gestate out a terrorist act, which could work history internment depending on what the act is, according to functionary Nadim Akram Cheema and force functionary Ruler Shirazi.

Prosecutors now get to terminate whether the case is reinforced enough to fill the men and channelise them to trial.

The men were surface a prison van when several of them loud in unison, “We are existence tortured” ternary present within range of reporters. The media and the overt were not allowed to assist the tribunal meeting.

Aftab Haanif, the help superintendent of Sargodha jailhouse where the men are being held, denied any form of torturing and said they were receiving punter content than systematic inmates.

A U.S. Embassy spokesman said he had no prompt mention, but said consular officials had visited the men.

The quintuplet men are between the ages of 19 and 25 and all from the Washington expanse. They were rumored nonexistent by their families in recent Nov after one of them larboard down a going video showing scenes of war and casualties and locution Muslims moldiness be defended.

The close judicature chance was set for advance close period.