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| Anti-terror court rejects bail plea of Shahzain Bugti |
| 2011-01-01 |
| [Arab News] An anti-terrorist court in Quetta on Friday rejected bail application of Balochistan chief of the Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) Shahzain Bugti, grandson of slain Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti. Shahzain Bugti and his accomplices were jugged by the Frontier Corps (FC) last week. A huge cache of ammunition was seized from their possession. The men were produced in court amid tight security on Friday, after the lapse of the seven-day remand. The prosecutor requested the court to grant a 20-day extension in remand but the court decided to extend it by three days. According to Bugti's lawyer, Mukaish Kohli, the prosecution said they needed more time because they had included four more accused, who were originally from Chaman. Later, Kohli said that the court had reserved its judgment on the bail plea until Friday. He said that the police had failed to produce a report about the previous remand. "The court ordered them to submit a report on the next date of hearing, otherwise the accused will be sent to jail," he said. Kohli said that he requested the court to accept Bugti's bail application as the police had failed to produce any incriminating evidence against him. Speaking to news hounds, Bugti said he had confidence in the judiciary and that he would accept its decision. Meanwhile, ...back at the ranch... JWP activists held a protest demonstration outside the court premises, demanding Bugti's immediate release. |
| Posted by:Fred |