IHC on Friday declared Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi's detention illegal and ordered his release. PHOTO: NDTV
IHC on Friday ordered the release of Lakhvi, and declared his detention illegal.
Justice Noorul Haq N Qureshi announced the decision, while suspending the detention orders issued by Islamabad administration last year.
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On December 18, 2014, Islamabad’s Deputy Commissioner Mujahid Sherdil issued Lakhvi’s detention orders under the Maintenance of Public Order, which was subsequently extended for a third time. The prime objective of the detention was to prevent Lakhvi from attending any public meeting and potentially regrouping.
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However, Lakhvi’s lawyer Rizwan Abbasi argued that an anti-terrorism court had granted bail to his client; but the government was flouting the court orders by not releasing him.
Lakhvi, a senior figure of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba, is accused of planning, financing and executing the Mumbai attacks which killed over 160 people.
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