‘Enforced’ escape: Anjum Aqeel and 30 others granted bail
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz MNA Anjum Aqeel was granted post-arrest bail by an anti-terrorism court, as were 30 other men accused of helping him escape from the custody of Shalimar police in the capital.
Shaukat Aziz Siddiqi, counsel for the MNA, said some people forcibly took Aqeel away from police custody on July 15 but he himself did not try to escape. The lawyer said there were no reports of any injuries to police officials or the men. Had there been any incident of firing or resistance, there should have been injuries. He argued that Shalimar police had dropped charges against four men who were apprehended on the spot after preliminary investigation. The fact that the police did not arrest the men from the scene and yet implicated them in the case proves their ill intentions. Had the MNA from Islamabad wilfully escaped from police custody, he would not have turned himself in, Siddiqi argued.
Special Judge Anti-Terrorism Court-I MM Akram Awan directed Aqeel and the other men to furnish surety bonds worth Rs100,000 each before their release. After the hearing, the MNA reportedly left for Islamabad to attend the National Assembly session.
Meanwhile, the ATC-I judge put off the hearing of the main case till August 17 after Shalimar police asked for more time to complete their investigation. The judge directed the police to submit the complete investigation report under section 173 of Criminal Procedure Code by the next date of hearing.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 10th, 2011.
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we donnot investigate and write against anyone . we donot think that this can be planning of someone who is against Anjum aqeel khan to make him leave the MNA ship . Anjun aqeel khan has made an speech in national assembly , which is not shown in the news channels . I think this is totally a game of politics against Anjum aqeel khan.**
That is disgusting, a person who escaped police custody and bright day light and those who were engaged in such shameful escapet have been released. Mr. Sou Motu one more instance of ur colleagues blunder
Our free judiciary is in the pocket of Sharif brothers and their party. The court system is in control of Punjab govt. Need one say more? The way this goon and his associates are received by their supporters as if they have come back not from jail but Haj!
Does a nation which greets a corrupt and vile individual, accussed of involvement in dishonestly deprieving trusting families of their life timesavings, deserve any thing better?
ANJUM AQEEL KHAN IS PART OF THE 8 BILLION SCAM OF KHUDADAD HEIGHTS,E11, ISLAMABAD This has involved thousands of investors paying for just 642 apartments in 2003 and 2004. The project is not finished for over 8 years now. People have lost life savings. The Express Tribune reported on this over last few months. One investor, Mrs Zahida Durrani has taken her case to Supreme Court as reported in this newspaper. What about all the other investors and their life savings?
The case against him is fit for grant of bail, inasmusch as, he is acused of embezzlement of a small amount of 6 billion, he was freed from police custody by use of force, is another valid ground of such lenient view.
Bail mean bail not acquittal, prosecution lave to prove its case, as for as our judicial system is concerned i have some reservations about it,but now say justice must be seen to be done.
Now he will say there is no prove against me and i am innocent............ KUCH TOH ALLAH SE DARO>.....................
Look at the smile on the face of this thug! 6 Billion without an iota of shame
Unbelieveable
set him free only 6 billion...cacth his leader and president for multibillions...i am just wondering that people are making video as he did somehitng outstanding in the society...well we deserve to live without electricity and other basic need ebcause we dont even kwno the differenc eof good and bad