Islamabad:
An additional district judge and sessions rejected a petition requesting the registration of a FIR against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Mohin Naqvi, the chief minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz and other people during the alleged death of a citizen during the November 26 demonstration of the PTI.
In the written verdict, judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka judged that legally, the arguments of the petitioner’s lawyer had no weight, because the support equipment is required for such a petition.
In his detailed nine pages judgment, the judge said that for a FIR to record, sufficient evidence must be presented, which the petitioner has not provided.
The petitioner said that his son Muhammad Ali was one of nine people who were said to have been killed during the demonstration. However, he did not provide a post -mortem death or report certificate. The petitioner also said that the police and the Islamabad authorities have refused to provide a file related to deaths.
According to the petition, the nine deceased came from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The court noted that the petitioner could have asked for an exhumation order from a magistrate to determine the cause of the death but did not do so. The petitioner’s lawyer argued that the determination of the cause of the death was the responsibility of the police, not that of the petitioner.
The petitioner also allegedly alleged that the police had forced him to sign an empty document when the body of his son is handed over. He also said that when he and the families of other deceased people went to the police station to file a FIR, they were detained. According to him, the police released others after having made affidavits but refused to register his declaration.
The court also stressed that the accused’s names had not been mentioned in the petition. He also declared that medical-legal medicine, legal medicine and forensic reports are essential for criminal justice and fair trials under article 10-A. The role of a medical examiner is crucial in such cases.
