LHC orders chief commissioner, Islamabad IGP to produce Parvez Elahi tomorrow
Pakistan
Court says apparently govt was not interested in producing Elahi
LAHORE (Dunya News) - The Lahore High Court has ordered the chief commissioner and the Islamabad IGP to produce Parvez Elahi in court tomorrow (Wednesday).
Despite order of Justice Amjad Rafiq of the Lahore High Court, police had arrested Parvez Elahi in Lahore. The court had expressed its annoyance over rearrest of the senior politician.
The court had also issued a contempt notice to the Islamabad IGP. Later, the bench of Justice Amjad Rafiq was changed.
After Justice Rafiq, Justice Mirza Waqas Rauf heard the petition filed for the recovery of Elahi on Tuesday, in which sessions judge Attock and the deputy superintendent of jail appeared in court. However, the sessions judge did not produce Elahi in court.
During the hearing, the court asked the sessions judge, “Elahi was handed over to Islamabad police on Monday at 11 o' clock, when did you reach the jail? The sessions judge said when he reached the jail in the afternoon, Elahi was not there.
The government lawyer told the court that after the check-up, Elahi was shifted to Police Lines, Islamabad.
The court asked about the CPO and DPO who did not attend court proceedings. The court said they could be proceeded on contempt of court charges. The court also inquired why the superintendent jail did not attend the court proceedings.
The additional advocate general said the jail superintendent could not appear in court due to certain reasons. Later, the court adjourned the hearing till 11am and summoned the Islamabad IGP and the chief commissioner.
During re-hearing of the case, Justice Waqas ordered the Islamabad commissioner to produce Elahi on Wednesday. He said apparently the government was not interested in producing Elahi. The court said the chief commissioner Islamabad had not complied with the order.
Later, the Lahore High Court summoned the two Islamabad officers in personal capacity and adjourned the hearing till tomorrow (Wednesday).
FIA asked to arrest policemen involved in illegal detentions
Separtely hearing a petition on recovery of a 'missing' politician, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to issue arrest warrants of the police officials who were allegedly involved in illegal detention of citizens.
The IHC had summoned the senior superintendent of police (SSP) on the petition seeking recovery of former MNA Sadaqat Abbasi who belongs to the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI).
IHC's Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri also issued a notice to the inspector general of police (IGP) Islamabad and sought a report from him on the matter. The court directed the IGP to take up the matter with the interior and defence ministries and submit their responses.
The habeas corpus petition filed by Usman Ghani Sadaqat, the brother of the ex-MNA. stated that unknown persons had “kidnapped” his brother from outside the Parliament Lodges and requested the court to direct the authorities to produce him. The court adjourned further hearing on this matter till Tuesday (today).
Meanwhile, IHC's Justice Babar Sattar also directed the FIA to proceed against officials of Islamabad police for illegally detaining the citizens.
He was hearing the case related to allegations against the police officials for detaining the citizens and seeking ransom for their release.
