Detention after acquittal illegal, declares court
SHC directs immediate release of man acquitted in PIDC blast case, but imprisoned for 14 years
Sindh High Court building. PHOTO: EXPRESS
KARACHI:
The Sindh High Court declared on Monday the detention of Abdul Hameed Bugti, who was earlier acquitted in the PIDC bombing case, illegal.
Announcing the verdict on the plea challenging Bugti s detention, the court stated that the federal and provincial governments could not prove that Bugti s detention was legal. Bugti was imprisoned for 14 years but the prosecution could not prove him guilty, stated the court, observing that the detention of someone on the basis of an assumption is against basic human rights. The advocate-general requested the court to defer its verdict for 20 days but the high court rejected his request.