A judicial magistrate from Model Town Courts on Tuesday released 29 Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) activists accused of jeopardising public order after they furnished bonds worth Rs100,000 each.
The magistrate had granted arrest bails to 35 detained activists earlier. Out of the 64 activists, only 27 were able to submit their bonds. The rest were unable to furnish their bonds despite being granted bail. Those whose bonds had been submitted were sent to jail after court employees had prepared their robkars.
The PTI’s counsel had argued on Tuesday that the people were not involved in any illegal or unconstitutional activities. He said the police were intimidating them to stop them from staging a protest demonstration. The counsel said the government was harassing them.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 17th, 2014.
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