3 MPO challenged in high court
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The law of 3 MPO in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) has been challenged in the Peshawar High Court (PHC).
A writ petition has been filed by Advocate Naeem Ahmed Khattak through the mediation of Advocate Ali Azim Afridi.
The petitioner has filed a writ against the powers granted to the district governments under 3 MPO. In the writ petition, the provincial government has been made a party through the chief secretary and the law secretary. It has been submitted that the bill is not correct and is unconstitutional.
According to the writ petition, any citizen can be arrested without giving any reason under the law of 3 MPO. Along with this, the administrative officers have the power to issue, execute, punish, and try warrants, it noted.
Although the SC has on various occasions given decisions regarding the separation of the administration from the judiciary, judicial powers have been completely abolished in this regard, Afridi pointed out.
He noted that under 3 MPO, there is no trial and everyone is arrested and thrown in jail without assigning any reason, he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 16th, 2023.