Islamabad:
An additional district judge and sessions dismissed a petition that seeks the registration of a FIR against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Punjab Prime Minister Maryam Nawaz, and others for the alleged death of a citizen during the protest of November 26 of the PTI.
In the written verdict, Judge Muhamad Afzal Majoka ruled that legally, the arguments of the petitioner’s lawyer had no weight, since support material for said request is required.
In his nine -page detailed trial, the judge declared that for a FIR to be registered, sufficient evidence must be submitted, something that the petitioner has not provided.
The petitioner said that his son, Muhammad Ali, was among nine people who allegedly murder during the protest. However, he could not provide a death certificate or a post mortem report. The petitioner also stated that police and Islamabad authorities refused to provide any record related to death.
According to the petition, the nine deceased individuals were from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The court indicated that the petitioner could have requested an order of exhumation of a magistrate to determine the cause of death, but did not. The petitioner’s lawyer argued that determining the cause of death was the responsibility of the police, not that of the petitioner.
The petitioner also alleged that the police forced him to sign a blank when delivering his son’s body. He also said that when he and the families of other people deceased went to the police station to present a FIR, they were arrested. According to him, the police later released others after taking affidavits, but refused to register his statement.
The court also stressed that the defendant’s names were not mentioned in the petition. In addition, he declared that forensic medicine, legal medicine and medical-legal reports are essential for criminal justice and the fair judgments of article 10-A. The role of a forensic doctor is crucial in such cases.
