ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) resumed hearing of the missing Adiala Jail prisoners’ case Tuesday where the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that the held persons will be jailed if evidence will be found against them, Geo News reported.
A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was hearing the Adiala jail prisoners’ death case on Tuesday. The CJP had given authorities concerned time till today to resolve the matter.
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chauhary had ordered to bring evidence against missing prisoners of Adiala jail or release them.
During today’s hearing the CJ asked Raja Irshad, counsel of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), to present the copy of the order that had authorized them to keep the held persons for indefinite period.
Raja Irshad told that all the accused were sent to detention centers according to the law. On his, the CJ reprimanded the ISI counsel and said that fair trial and fundamental rights clauses should be eliminated and if left to their discretion, there would be no courts in the country.
Justice Gulzar Ahmed, then, questioned about the record of the Review Board in the detention centers.
On Monday, Raja Irshad said intelligence agencies were morally convinced that missing prisoners of Adiala jail are involved in terrorist activities.
Tariq Asad, the counsel of petitioner said the lawyer of agencies had given in written that these people were involved in terrorist activities and would be tried under Army Act.
On this, Raja Irshad said they were not tried under Army Act.
The Chief Justice remarked that trial is carried out on the basis of evidence, if there is no evidence then how can there be a trial?
Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhary said action would be taken against those responsible if the detention was proved illegal.
Deputy Attorney General informed the court that Review Board evaluates every case after 120 days it is brought at detention centre.
The apex court had sought record of all the meetings of Review Board to be presented in today’s hearing.
GEO
