Medico-legal certificate confirms Jibran Nasir was 'roughed up'

CPLC denies refusing entry to human rights activist, others

KARACHI: A medico-legal examination on Tuesday confirmed that rights activist Jibran Nasir – who is also contesting polls from a National Assembly as well as a Sindh Assembly constituency – was roughed up on Monday with bruises on face and chest.

“My medico legal certificate was only made possible due to a letter from the CPLC (Citizens Police Liaison Committee) as police refused to assist. Report reads ‘History of assault’ with ‘bruising’ on the ‘face’ and ‘chest’. The question remains under what law can security protocol beat up citizens and drag them away?” Nasir wrote on micro-blogging site Twitter.

Earlier in a day, it was reported on the media that Nasir was stopped at the CPLC. However, a clarification issued by the CPLC stated that security officials stopped Nasir and a crowd of 25-30 people, displaying agitated behaviour, as they attempted to enter the Sindh Governor House.



“After inquiring about the matter, he along with two other colleagues was allowed on the premises,” said the statement. “Nasir was provided the required letter [for medico legal certificate] within ten minutes of him submitting a written request.”

My medico legal certificate only made possible due to letter from CPLC as police itself refused to assist. Report reads "History of assault" with "bruising" on the "face" and "chest." The question remains under what law can security protocol beat up citizens and drag them away? pic.twitter.com/PmrmHsDjSf

— M. Jibran Nasir 🇵🇸 (@MJibranNasir) July 3, 2018

The human rights lawyer was beaten up by a Sindh high court judge’s protocol and detained by Sindh Police on Monday evening for “refusing to give way to the judge’s security protocol” in Karachi.

The incident happened on Khaleequzaman Road near Karachi Club, the entire episode was live-streamed by Nasir on popular social networking site Facebook. Nasir is also in the run for NA-247 and PS-111 constituencies in the elections.

In the video, Nasir could be seen being overpowered by police officials and restrained from videotaping the incident further. Subsequently, he was shifted to the Frere police station, where he was detained for an hour. “The judge should come and tell the police under what authority he had ordered them to beat me and asked his protocol men to take me to the police station and lock me up,” he had later said.