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SC rejects govt plea against Aziz's bail
 The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the government's petition seeking the cancellation of bail of the former chief cleric of the Lal Masjid.A two-member bench comprising Justice Javed Iqbal and Justice Ijaz Ahmed also adjourned until April 9 the hearing of a petition of the cleric, Abdul Aziz for grant of bail in the Children's Library case. In June 2008, a division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) accepted Aziz's bail in four cases, including the murder of a paramilitary official, abduction of police personnel and Chinese citizens. The government had filed an appeal in the SC seeking cancellation of the bail granted by the IHC, which the court dismissed on April 7. Another IHC division bench in July 2008 rejected a bail plea in the alleged forcible occupation of the Children's Library in Islamabad after which Aziz moved the SC. Aziz had been granted bail in 25 of a total of 27 cases against, while he was acquitted in one case. Posted by: Fred 2009-04-08 |
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