In connection with the Mashal Khan murder case, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Abbottabad on Tuesday started reviewing the video footage.An ATC judge was hearing the case inside the heavily guarded Haripur central jail, reported Dawn.
Moreover, the investigation officer of the case also appeared before the judge and submitted video recordings of the lynching.
A defence lawyer present in the court told the paper that “during the hearing, almost 23 video recordings were played through a projector.”
While playing the footage, he said, the investigation officer pointed out the accused and explained their role in the murder.
The court was also informed by the investigating officer that police had collected the video evidence from social media websites, and also recovered some from the mobile phones of the accused arrested in the case.
“The visuals were important enough to prove the role of the accused in the ghastly murder,” the lawyer claimed.
As of yet, 48 witnesses have recorded their statements in connection with the case.
A friend of Mashal Khan’s who was injured by the same mob on the same day of Khan’s lynching will also record his statement through video link, as he has fled the country due to threats to his life.
The rest of the videos will be examined by the court in the next hearing—fixed for Nov 30, 2017.
It is crucial to note that in July, Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Yahya Afridi had ordered the transfer of the murder case from Mardan to an ATC in Haripur jail after Khan’s father requested the move fearing his “influential adversaries”.
