ATC issues warrants for 11 policemen

In another case, ATC also issues non-bailable warrants for five policemen in an explosives substances case

KARACHI:

Two anti-terrorism courts (ATC) issued non-bailable warrants for 11 police officers on Tuesday. The policemen have failed to appear before the court to record their statements in an on-going murder trial and an explosives case.

The murder case, in question, of policeman Raj Muhammad, who was assassinated during a targeted raid against Uzair Baloch and other leaders of the now defunct Peoples Amn Committee (PAC) three years ago. Since the last few hearings, the case has been lingering on as neither the investigating officer, Behzad Ali, nor the other four witnesses, all of them police officers, have appeared before the court to record their statements.

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ATC-VI judge Abdul Naeem Memon took notice of the delay in the proceedings and ordered the investigation SSP concerned to present the officers before the court on August 8.

In another case, the ATC also issued non-bailable warrants for five policemen in an explosives substances case registered last year against a suspect, Aqeel Shamsi, at the New Town police station. Subsequently, ATC X judge Abdullah Afzal Khan summoned the police officers to appear for the hearing on August 10.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 5^th, 2015.