Sarfaraz Shah murder: Rangers' lawyer plans appeal
The Rangers' lawyer says the judge ruled against his clients, presumably, under the influence of the Supreme Court.
KARACHI:
The defence counsel for the Rangers personnel who were found guilty of the murder of Sarfaraz Shah said on Friday that the verdict will be challenged in the Sindh High Court.
An Anti-Terrorism Court sentenced one Rangers official to death and six others to life imprisonment for the murder of the unarmed youth who was shot dead in a park in Karachi.
(Read: One handed death penalty, others given life imprisonment)
Speaking to the media, the Rangers' lawyer, Rehmat Ali said the judge ruled against his clients, presumably, under the influence of the Supreme Court.
He said he had always disputed the nature of the case, saying that the it should not have been tried in an Anti-Terrorism Court.
(Read: Defence counsel requests case be shifted from ATC)
The defence counsel lawyer of the Rangers personnel involved in the murder said that his clients have the right to appeal in higher courts against the verdict.
Shah was shot at point blank range in the Benazir Bhutto park in an incident filmed live and broadcast on television. Footage of the incident, filmed by an Awaaz TV cameraman, was broadcast repeatedly on local television stations.
In it, a Rangers official can be seen dragging the boy, then throwing him towards half a dozen armed comrades, one of whom then shot the youth twice at point-blank range as he begged for his life.
The five Rangers were subsequently arrested and taken to the Rangers headquarters and Jinnah Court in Karachi.
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The defence counsel for the Rangers personnel who were found guilty of the murder of Sarfaraz Shah said on Friday that the verdict will be challenged in the Sindh High Court.
An Anti-Terrorism Court sentenced one Rangers official to death and six others to life imprisonment for the murder of the unarmed youth who was shot dead in a park in Karachi.
(Read: One handed death penalty, others given life imprisonment)
Speaking to the media, the Rangers' lawyer, Rehmat Ali said the judge ruled against his clients, presumably, under the influence of the Supreme Court.
He said he had always disputed the nature of the case, saying that the it should not have been tried in an Anti-Terrorism Court.
(Read: Defence counsel requests case be shifted from ATC)
The defence counsel lawyer of the Rangers personnel involved in the murder said that his clients have the right to appeal in higher courts against the verdict.
Shah was shot at point blank range in the Benazir Bhutto park in an incident filmed live and broadcast on television. Footage of the incident, filmed by an Awaaz TV cameraman, was broadcast repeatedly on local television stations.
In it, a Rangers official can be seen dragging the boy, then throwing him towards half a dozen armed comrades, one of whom then shot the youth twice at point-blank range as he begged for his life.
The five Rangers were subsequently arrested and taken to the Rangers headquarters and Jinnah Court in Karachi.
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