Legal and Ethical Dimensions of Polygraph Testing

Legal and ethical dimensions of polygraph testing

The recent headlines regarding Imran Khan's refusal to undergo a polygraph test have reignited public discourse around the legal and ethical implications of such investigative techniques. The entry of digital tools like lie detectors into criminal investigations raises important questions: Can a suspect be compelled to undergo a polygraph test without their consent? Are the results of such tests admissible in a court of law? To address these con…

ATC once again orders PTI’s Imran to take polygraph, photogrammetry test

Police argue that tests necessary to complete investigation; court orderes test results by June 9.

A favorite "game" of celebrities and politicians is the lie detector test, which was not originally intended for entertainment. In fact, the National Defense Service now uses the polygraph in nearly a thousand criminal cases every year, and the results of the tests are also taken into account in court as evidence.

Court permits police to re-conduct photogrammetric and polygraphic tests of Khan

An anti-terrorism court in Lahore has once again granted permission to the police to carry out the photogrammetric and polygraphic (lie detector) tests with regard to the investigations into the May 9 incident at Jinnah House, under which Imran Khan, chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), is a suspect. According to the media sources, Judge Manzar Ali Gul presided the hearing and granted the prosecution’s request, ordering that the report b…