No more Afaq arrests, says court
Six out of 10 cases against MQM (Haqiqi) chief do not have enough evidence for trial: court
KARACHI:
In six out of 10 cases against Mohajir Qaumi Movement (MQM-Haqiqi) chief Afaq Ahmed there was not enough evidence to go to trial, a report said in court on Thursday. Afaq had filed a constitutional petition asking for details of the cases being held against him.
The AIG Legal submitted a detailed report of these cases before a division bench of the High Court of Sindh (SHC).
The report said that ten cases existed against Afaq Ahmed. In six of them, no evidence was found and hence Afaq’s name was placed in column 2, which means that becasue there was not enough evidence, he was not sent up for trial.
It also stated that besides this, in two cases pending trial before ADJ East, Afaq has bail. He has yet to seek a bail in a murder case registered by the Nabi Bux police that is pending trial.
The bench read the report and disposed of the petition while ordering that no new FIR or case can be registered against him without permission from the court.
Afaq Ahmed had already filed an application to quash the proceedings in the last case which is fixed for a July 14 hearing before an SHC bench, Muhammad Farooq advocate told The Express Tribune that if this case is quashed Afaq could be released after seven long years. He has been behind bars since 2004.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 15th, 2011.
In six out of 10 cases against Mohajir Qaumi Movement (MQM-Haqiqi) chief Afaq Ahmed there was not enough evidence to go to trial, a report said in court on Thursday. Afaq had filed a constitutional petition asking for details of the cases being held against him.
The AIG Legal submitted a detailed report of these cases before a division bench of the High Court of Sindh (SHC).
The report said that ten cases existed against Afaq Ahmed. In six of them, no evidence was found and hence Afaq’s name was placed in column 2, which means that becasue there was not enough evidence, he was not sent up for trial.
It also stated that besides this, in two cases pending trial before ADJ East, Afaq has bail. He has yet to seek a bail in a murder case registered by the Nabi Bux police that is pending trial.
The bench read the report and disposed of the petition while ordering that no new FIR or case can be registered against him without permission from the court.
Afaq Ahmed had already filed an application to quash the proceedings in the last case which is fixed for a July 14 hearing before an SHC bench, Muhammad Farooq advocate told The Express Tribune that if this case is quashed Afaq could be released after seven long years. He has been behind bars since 2004.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 15th, 2011.