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LHC directs Pir Afzal Qadri to submit 'detailed' apology for incendiary remarks
[DAWN] A two-member bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday directed the counsel of Pir Afzal Qadri ‐ former leader of Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistain (TLP) who is currently facing a treason case ‐ to submit a detailed apology for incendiary remarks made by him during a protest against the Supreme Court's acquittal of Asia Bibi.The fire brand holy man was booked under sedition and terrorism charges in Gujrat and taken into "protective custody" by the state during a crackdown in November 2018 after the TLP announced it would observe deaders’ day on Nov 25, 2018. During today's hearing of a bail plea filed by Qadri and TLP chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi ‐ whose earlier applications were rejected by an anti-terrorism court ‐ Justice Qasim Ali Khan directed his counsel, Hafeezur Rehman Chaudhry, to submit the attested apology letter by Wednesday. On the onset of the hearing, the court rejected the counsel's plea to not highlight the apology letter and directed the counsel to read it out in the court. "He [Qadri] should have thought about it when he was using the mic," Justice Khan added. Posted by: Fred 2019-05-08 |
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