The Pakistan Electoral Commission (ECP) disqualified another legislator of Pakistan Tehreek-E-insaf (PTI), Abdul Latif Chitrali, and declared its seat of the National Assembly (NA-1, higher and lower darling), after the denotation of its electoral victory.
This decision comes after Chitrali was sentenced to 10 years in prison by an anti-terrorism court for his involvement in the violent events of May 9.
The official notification issued by the ECP said: “Consequently, Abdul Latif Chitrali is disqualified under article 63, paragraph 1, h) of the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.”
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The decision of the court and the subsequent ECP action led to the vacancy of the siege of Chitrali in the National Assembly, marking significant development following the events of May 9.
Over day earlier, ECP issued disqualification notifications for three PTI legislators, including Senator Ejaz Chaudhry, following their convictions by an anti -terrorist court.
In a notification issued on Monday, the ECP confirmed the disqualification of Chaudhry, Mna Muhammad Ahmad Chattha and the opposition chief of the Punjab assembly, Ahmad Khan Bhachar. All three were sentenced to 10 -year -old prison terms under anti -terrorist accusations.
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Senator Chaudhry was found guilty by a short anti -terrorist and is no longer eligible to remain a member of the Senate under article 63, paragraph 1, h) of the Constitution, said the ECP. “The anti-terrorism court said Ejaz Chaudhry guilty and sentenced it to ten years,” said the notification.
Meanwhile, ATC Lahore acquitted six PTI leaders, including Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Hamza Azeem, as part of the May 9 riots, while condemning 10 others, including Dr. Yasmin Rashid, at 10 years in prison.
May 9 riots
The May 9 riots broke out nationally after the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, after which PTI managers and workers organized demonstrations targeting civil and military facilities, including the Jinnah and GHQ in Rawalpindi. The soldiers condemned events as “Black Day” and decided to try the demonstrators under the Army Act.
Following the troubles, many members of the PTI were arrested and tried before the military courts. In December, a military court sentenced 25 people, including the nephew of Imran Khan, Hassan Khan Niazi, then sentenced 60 others.
In January, 19 convicts had forgiven their convictions following successful mercy calls, although PTI expressed its dissatisfaction on the limited number of pardons. The military trials had initially been interrupted following a decision of the Supreme Court, but resumed following the instructions of the court to finalize the matters pending and announce judgments for the persons involved in violent incidents.
