Fahad murder: Court reserves verdict on case transfer

Judge Zaidi extended the remand of the suspects and reserved the verdict on the applications till December 9


Our Correspondent December 02, 2016
Police booked the suspects for murder, attempted murder and rioting. Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, has also been inserted in the case since the police said the incident spread fear in society. PHOTO: FILE

ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday reserved its verdict on applications which have asked the court to remove Section-VII of the Anti-Terrorism Act from the Fahad murder case and instead transfer it to a sessions court.

ATC Judge Kausar Abbas Zaidi reserved judgment after arguments were concluded.

The counsel for the suspects claimed that no fear and insecurity had been spread in society by the incident. Siddiqui alleged that the complainant had used his influence to add ATA Section-VII to the case.

Following the arguments, Judge Zaidi extended the remand of the suspects and reserved the verdict on the applications till December 9.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 3rd, 2016.

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