MQM files petition against 'extra-judicial killing' of party worker
Party claims Adil was arrested from his house, tortured in police custody and released in a very bad condition.
An Express News screengrab showing Nasreen Jalil.
KARACHI:
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Friday filed a petition in the Sindh High Court against what they termed as the “extra-judicial killing” of their member Muhammad Adil, Express News reported.
MQM leader Nasreen Jalil, while speaking to the media, said Adil was arrested from his house, tortured in police custody and released in a very bad condition.
According to Jalil, Adil was admitted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where he was on life support for a few days before he succumbed to his injuries on February 8.
The MQM leader claimed that 11 of the party members have become victims of extra-judicial killings while 45 others were arrested illegally and are now missing.
In the petition, Jalil called for compensation for the families of the victimised MQM members and supporters. She also prayed to the court to order concerned authorities to file a First Information Report (FIR) against AIG Karachi Police Shahid Hayat Khan and a few other officers who she claimed were responsible for the ongoing victimisation of MQM workers.
Jalil said these officers should be suspended until the court issues a final order and that their employment should be terminated if they are found guilty.
Another MQM worker Fahad Aziz was also allegedly tortured in police custody after being arrested on his wedding night. MQM had filed a petition against his arrest as well.
Sabzwari weighs in
"Karachi is not Fata where there is no writ of the state," said MQM representative Faisal Sabzwari, speaking about the allegedly unlawful arrest of the party's workers.
Speaking to the media in Karachi, Sabzwari said that of the 15,000 suspects that the government has arrested, thousands were MQM workers. He stated that while hundreds of these workers were kept in prison, the others were released soon afterwards, but not until after they were exposed to torture.
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Friday filed a petition in the Sindh High Court against what they termed as the “extra-judicial killing” of their member Muhammad Adil, Express News reported.
MQM leader Nasreen Jalil, while speaking to the media, said Adil was arrested from his house, tortured in police custody and released in a very bad condition.
According to Jalil, Adil was admitted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where he was on life support for a few days before he succumbed to his injuries on February 8.
The MQM leader claimed that 11 of the party members have become victims of extra-judicial killings while 45 others were arrested illegally and are now missing.
In the petition, Jalil called for compensation for the families of the victimised MQM members and supporters. She also prayed to the court to order concerned authorities to file a First Information Report (FIR) against AIG Karachi Police Shahid Hayat Khan and a few other officers who she claimed were responsible for the ongoing victimisation of MQM workers.
Jalil said these officers should be suspended until the court issues a final order and that their employment should be terminated if they are found guilty.
Another MQM worker Fahad Aziz was also allegedly tortured in police custody after being arrested on his wedding night. MQM had filed a petition against his arrest as well.
Sabzwari weighs in
"Karachi is not Fata where there is no writ of the state," said MQM representative Faisal Sabzwari, speaking about the allegedly unlawful arrest of the party's workers.
Speaking to the media in Karachi, Sabzwari said that of the 15,000 suspects that the government has arrested, thousands were MQM workers. He stated that while hundreds of these workers were kept in prison, the others were released soon afterwards, but not until after they were exposed to torture.