The Supreme Court (SC) has rejected the police report in anti-judiciary banners case and has summoned Islamabad Police IG on the next hearing.
A three-member SC bench presided over by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan took up the case for hearing Wednesday.
Justice Ejaz Chaudhry, while scolding police investigation officer and Aabpara SHO Khalid Mehmood Awan, remarked, “You don’t feel ashamed. Even a child can understand after reading your report that you are lying. If you are involved in any act of wickedness with the court you will be relieved of your service from here. It is strange that one person stands up after being influenced by TV program and get print banners against judge of superior judiciary by spending money out of his own pocket. He places banners in sensitive areas such as Red Zone. You have no right to work in police department what to speak of assigning investigation to you. Fear from God. You come here to tell lie on every date.”
Justice Ejaz Afzal remarked, “Police have not given reply to even single question of the court. The case has been put on wrong direction deliberately so that court could not reach the real culprits. We will however, take this case to its logic end at every cost. The act of placement of banners in the sensitive area has led to aggravate sense of insecurity in federal capital.”
Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Khawaja Hussain appeared in the court and presented report filed by the police.
Police investigation officer told that Mubashar Luqman had filed statement that banners were got by Shafiq Butt who is his neighbour.
Justice Ejaz Chaudhry remarked, “Do you thing that he has done this job after being influenced by a TV program?”
The court ruled that notice is being issued to Islamabad IG that he should review this case on his own and tell the court how such sensitive matters were being treated. “These sensitive matters pertain to security of federal capital. IG Islamabad should present report in this regard in the second week of January, 2015.”
