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Rana Yasif
June 04, 2022
LAHORE: A district court in Lahore has directed the police to register a first information report (FIR) against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, superintendents of police (SPs), deputy superintendent of police (DSP), station house officers (SHOs) and other 600 unknown cops for allegedly torturing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers during the party's long march.
The order of the Additional District and Sessions Judge Shahbaz Ahmad Khagga’s said, “The petitioner is directed to approach the SP investigation, city division for making the statement under section 154 Cr.P.C, upon which the SP shall get the same recorded by the SHO concerned of the Data Darbar police station or Bhatti Gate, [and] proceed in accordance with [the] law”.
The petitioner Afzal Azeem advocate had told the court that police high-ups not only tortured PTI's workers but also baton-charged and used tear gas on them, besides damaging their vehicles, to restrain them from joining the march.
He termed police’s conduct an offence of a serious as the officials tortured the citizens exercising their democratic right of protest.
Azeem informed the court that he had visited the police station concerned but the police seemed reluctant to register an FIR against the aforesaid. He prayed to the court to direct the concerned SHO to register an FIR against the aforementioned.
As the judge sought police report, the SP concerned replied that on May 25, PTI workers created a law and order situation causing terror and fear amongst general public upon which the district administration enforced section 144 Cr.P.C throughout the province
He maintained that the activists raised anti-state slogans, beat police officials, abducted an employee of Punjab police, therefore, an FIR 794/22 was registered under sections 365, 427, 393,136,353,148,149,188 of PPC and 16 MPO in Bhatti Gate police station. He added that a second FIR of the same occurrence could not be registered.
Furthermore, as per the SHO's report, the place of occurrence does not fall under the Data Darbar police station jurisdiction but within the Bhatti Gate police precincts.
After hearing the arguments, the judge directed the petitioner to approach the police station concerned to get his recorded under the aforementioned section.
Earlier, an additional district and sessions judge had also directed SHO Bhati Gate Police Station to register a criminal case against interior minister Rana Sanaullah, eight police officials including CCPO Lahore and DIG Operations, 400 unknown officials for assaulting the lawyers, torturing and damaging their vehicles when they were going to the Islamabad to join the long march.
Judge Mian Mudasar Umar Bodla gave direction to the concerned SHO to register a criminal case under section 154 Cr.P.C and the procedures in accordance with the law.
tribune.com.pk
Court orders FIR against PM Shehbaz, CM Hamza over long march 'violence'
Petitioner terms police action 'serious offense'Rana Yasif
June 04, 2022
LAHORE: A district court in Lahore has directed the police to register a first information report (FIR) against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, superintendents of police (SPs), deputy superintendent of police (DSP), station house officers (SHOs) and other 600 unknown cops for allegedly torturing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers during the party's long march.
The order of the Additional District and Sessions Judge Shahbaz Ahmad Khagga’s said, “The petitioner is directed to approach the SP investigation, city division for making the statement under section 154 Cr.P.C, upon which the SP shall get the same recorded by the SHO concerned of the Data Darbar police station or Bhatti Gate, [and] proceed in accordance with [the] law”.
The petitioner Afzal Azeem advocate had told the court that police high-ups not only tortured PTI's workers but also baton-charged and used tear gas on them, besides damaging their vehicles, to restrain them from joining the march.
He termed police’s conduct an offence of a serious as the officials tortured the citizens exercising their democratic right of protest.
Azeem informed the court that he had visited the police station concerned but the police seemed reluctant to register an FIR against the aforesaid. He prayed to the court to direct the concerned SHO to register an FIR against the aforementioned.
As the judge sought police report, the SP concerned replied that on May 25, PTI workers created a law and order situation causing terror and fear amongst general public upon which the district administration enforced section 144 Cr.P.C throughout the province
He maintained that the activists raised anti-state slogans, beat police officials, abducted an employee of Punjab police, therefore, an FIR 794/22 was registered under sections 365, 427, 393,136,353,148,149,188 of PPC and 16 MPO in Bhatti Gate police station. He added that a second FIR of the same occurrence could not be registered.
Furthermore, as per the SHO's report, the place of occurrence does not fall under the Data Darbar police station jurisdiction but within the Bhatti Gate police precincts.
After hearing the arguments, the judge directed the petitioner to approach the police station concerned to get his recorded under the aforementioned section.
Earlier, an additional district and sessions judge had also directed SHO Bhati Gate Police Station to register a criminal case against interior minister Rana Sanaullah, eight police officials including CCPO Lahore and DIG Operations, 400 unknown officials for assaulting the lawyers, torturing and damaging their vehicles when they were going to the Islamabad to join the long march.
Judge Mian Mudasar Umar Bodla gave direction to the concerned SHO to register a criminal case under section 154 Cr.P.C and the procedures in accordance with the law.
Court orders FIR against Shehbaz, Hamza over march 'violence' | The Express Tribune
Petitioner terms police action 'serious offense'
