LHC directs police to release PTI arrested workers after obtaining undertakings

The Lahore High Court on Wednesday directed the police to release all arrested workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) after obtaining undertakings and personal bonds from them.

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During the hearing of petitions against the arrests of the PTI workers, the government law officers submitted a report showing detention of two workers only under section 3 MPO whereas remaining alleged detainees were neither required nor detained/arrested.

Petitioners’ counsel Azhar Siddique said PTI leader Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmad was also arrested by the police.

However, Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore Bilal Siddique Kamyana denied that arrest of Mr. Ahmad.

Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti observed that there was a time when political workers used to offer arrests for their ideologies. He said the police was also responsible to protect the life and property of the citizens.

On a court’s query, the CCPO further said that all the arrested workers even not part of the petitions would be set at liberty after obtaining undertaking/personal bond from them.

The chief justice disposed of the petitions after the mechanism for the release of the arrested persons offered by the CCPO was accepted by the petitioners’ counsels.

Hearing a similar petition filed by Insaf Lawyers’ Forum, Justice Chaudhry Abdul Aziz observed that the court had restrained the government from taking any illegal action against the political workers.

He said the court could not restrain the government from registering a case against anyone under the law.

The judge observed that the country faced a chaos like situation which was not good for anyone.

The judge directed the police to provide the details of the detained or arrested workers to the lawyers of the petitioner.

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The judge adjourned the hearing for a week and also directed the police to furnish details about the losses of the public and private properties during the previous protests held by the PTI, Pakistan Awami Tehreek and Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan.

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