26/11: Pak anti-terror court told to redress suspects' woes

Rezaul H Laskar
Islamabad, Oct 27 (PTI) A Pakistani anti-terror court
conducting trial of seven suspects arrested for involvement in
Mumbai attacks, including LeT's operations chief Zakiur Rehman
Lakhvi, was Tuesday directed by Lahore High Court to take into
account the views of the accused and redress their grievances.

The Rawalpindi-based bench of the Lahore High Court,
which was hearing a petition filed by lawyers of the suspects
challenging their indictment, said the anti-terror court
should give the accused an opportunity to present their views.
The bench comprising Justices Khwaja Imtiaz Ahmed and
Nasir Saeed directed the anti-terror court not to proceed
further with the case without redressing the grievances of the
accused.
The defence lawyers had claimed in the petition that the
anti-terror court's move of indicting the suspects in the
absence of their counsel was "illegal".
The High Court bench responded to this contention by
saying that there is no legal provision that requires the
presence of lawyers during the indictment process.
However, the bench decided in the spirit of justice that
the anti-terror court should address the reservations of the
suspects and their lawyers.
The High Court bench also disposed of the petition, which
was filed yesterday by the defence lawyers. (More) PTI RHL
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