SC rejects plea seeking transfer of detainees in normal jail

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court(SC) on Tuesday rejected the plea to transfer the detainees to normal jails in the case of trials of civilians in military courts.

A 7-member constitutional bench of the Supreme Court heard the case of the civilian trial in the military courts, in which Pakistan Tehreek Insaf’s lawyer Latif Khosa and the Additional Attorney General appeared in the court.

During the hearing, lawyer Latif Khosa said that at least the detainees can be met in the jails, on which Justice Aminuddin Khan said that the Attorney General has given assurances regarding the meeting.

The court rejected Latif Khosa’s plea to transfer the detainees to regular jails.

During the hearing, Additional Attorney General told the court that defence ministry lawyer Khawaja Haris is unwell and he has stomach problem due to which he cannot appear in the court, so the hearing should be postponed.

The court accepted the request of the Additional Attorney General to adjourn the hearing and adjourned the further hearing of the case till Thursday.

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