Rule Of Law: Two flee LHC after bail cancellation

LAHORE: Two men escaped from the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday after their bails were cancelled.  A police official speaking on the condition of anonymity said both had escaped through their lawyers’ help. Nankana Sahib district police produced Faisal before the court. An investigation officer told the court that Faisal had kidnapped one Salma. The girl endorsed the account of the police official and the court cancelled Faisal’s bail.  Another man, Zahid, was produced before the court for shooting at some men over an enmity.  Police tried to arrest them but their lawyers got into a scuffle with the police officers. This allowed them to flee from the court premises, the police official said.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 1^st, 2012.