Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Pakistan: Court extends judicial remand of Lahore attack suspects; Plea for physical remand rejected

The court summarily denied further physical remand of the two accused to the police thus virtually stopping police from conducting further investigation.

Ahmadiyya Times | News Staff |
Source & Credit: The Express Tribune
By Express | June 28, 2010
Edited: Ahmadiyya Times staff

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism Court in Lahore on Monday sent two suspects of the attack on the Ahmadis’ worship place on judicial remand till July 12.

The court summarily denied further physical remand of the two accused to the police thus virtually stopping police from conducting further investigation.

The accused Asmatullah alias Muaaz and Abdullah Muhammad were presented in court on Monday under tight security.

The police presented the evidences to the ATC during a hearing that continued for 35 minutes.


In the last hearing, the court had granted a ten day physical remand to the accused.

Police submitted an initial investigation report in court today and sought an extension of the physical remand. However, Judge Rana Muhammad Yusuf denied the request.

The two suspects were arrested from Model Town area of Lahore following the attack on a minorities’ worship place on the May 28.

Several gunmen killed at least 85 people and injured over 100 others in the terrorist attacks that took place in Model Town and Garhi Shahu areas of Lahore on May 28.


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3 comments:

  1. Lahore attacks – straight from the heart
    http://pakteahouse.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/9096/

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  2. The piece 'Lahore attacks – straight from the heart' by Ayesha N. Rashid is worth reading. Since it was written exclusively for Pak Tea House, we invite readers to read it at the link address in previous comment.

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  3. Examining the causes of Ahmadi Massacre in Lahore:

    http://pakteahouse.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/examining-the-causes-of-ahmadi-massacre-in-lahore/

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