LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Thursday allowed the handover of 16 suspects involved in the vandalizing and ransacking of Jinnah House Lahore to the commanding officer so they could be prosecuted under the army laws.
Enraged by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s arrest, party workers pillaged government and military installations on 9 May.
To contain the violence and maintain law and order, the government called in the army and announced to prosecute protesters under the army laws. Many PTI workers and leaders were apprehended in a countrywide crackdown.
In the order issued today (Thursday), ATC Judge Abher Gul Khan accepted the army officer Irfan Athar’s request, who had requested for the custody of the vandals confined in Camp Jail, Lahore. They were named in two separate cases in connection with the attack on Jinnah House.
The accused include Amar Zohaib, Ali Iftikhar, Rehman, Waqas Ali, Raees Ahmad, Arzam Junaid, ex-PTI MPA Mian Muhammad Akram Usman, Faheem Haider, Muhammad Hashir Khan, Faisal Irshad, Ali Raza, Muhammad Arsalan, Muhammad Umair, Muhammad Raheem, Muhammad Bilal Hussain, and Hassan Shakir.
