Taking notice of protocol given to President Asif Zardari’s half-brother Owais Muzzafar Tappi, the Election Commission of Pakistan on Saturday directed the IGP Sindh to transfer Thatta superintendent of police (SP).
“The Election Commission of Pakistan has, after receiving a number of complaints against SP Thatta that he is favouring Owais Muzzafar Tappi, a contesting candidate from PS-88, directed the Inspector General of Police, Sindh to immediately transfer SP Thatta and appoint a neutral officer at his place,” a spokesman of ECP said.
Meanwhile, the ECP has authorised the presiding officers to exercise powers of a first class magistrate under the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 (Act V of 1898) from May 10 to 12 in respect of the offences punishable under Sections 80, 82A, 83, 84, 85, 86 and 87 of the representation of the People Act 1976 and to take cognizance of any such offence under any of the clauses of Sub-section (1) of Section 190 of the said code of criminal procedure and to try any such offence in a summary way in accordance with the provisions of the said Code, relating to summary trials.
