Appeal plea has been filed in Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the decision of Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) in Salman Taseer murder case.
Appeal has been filed by President District Bar Association Islamabad, Haroon ur Rashid, President District Bar Rawalpindi, Joint Secretary District Bar, Yasir Mehmood and other lawyers.
They took the plea the basic points, which are mentioned, in section 6 Anti Terrorism law don’t become operational in this case and the punishment awarded under ATA was illegal. The statement of the accused was taken under case No 342 and no question was raised with regard to terrorism. As per Supreme Court and constitution of the country Islamic was supreme law of the country. However in this decision Islamic clauses were ignored.
It is further stated in the appeal plea that evidence came on record on the occasion in the court but they were not seen. This offence does not fall in section 302/B but it falls in section 302/C and its maximum punishment is 14 years jail term. Therefore, the accused can not be awarded death penalty.
Judge Syed Parvez Ali Shah of ATC had awarded capital punishment on two counts, one year jail term and fine to Mumtaz Qadri an Elite Force personal who was arrested in Suleman Taseer killing case on October 1.
Appeal filed against Qadri verdict
