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| LHC to hear all appeals for Hijratullah release |
| 2010-06-23 |
| [Dawn] While concluding the suo motu action on the release of Hijratullah, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday ordered all appeals related to his release to be transferred to the court. Hijratullah is the key suspect in the Manawan attack case. Speaking to media representatives outside the court, Prosecutor General Punjab Zahid Hussain Bukhari said appeals in the case will now be heard by LHC's divisional bench chaired by Justice Khwaja Sharif. Bukhari said Hijratullah had not been released as he had already been sentenced to 10 years in prison for arms possession. Earlier, the court took up the case hearing regarding Hijratullah's acquittal and took suo motu action over the dismissal of a case against him. An anti-terrorism court judge had earlier exonerated Hijratullah saying that the prosecution's evidence against him was insufficient. |
| Posted by:Fred |