Eight navy personnel have been taken into custody for abetting terrorists in the PNS Mehran naval base attack and court martial proceedings can be initiated against them after completion of investigation, senior officials probing the naval base attack told the National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence on Wednesday.
A senior member of the committee told Online news agency that three officers, one sailor and another four navy personnel had allegedly assisted the terrorists in the attack, adding that they remained in contact with the attackers.
He said the inquiry committee had also expressed suspicion that a large cache of arms and ammunition were taken to the site several days ahead of the attack. Meanwhile a source told Pakistan Today that nothing could be said in definite terms until the completion of the joint investigation team report.
According to the source, the evidence was of rudimentary nature as the joint investigation team had not yet completed its probe. Meanwhile, according to a press release issued by the National Assembly’s Secretariat, the Navy officials told the committee that four terrorists had attacked the base.