ISLAMABAD (TLTP): Accepting a proposal of police to form a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the arrest and harassment of lawyers following an attack on the Islamabad High Court, Chief Justice IHC Athar Minallah remarked that the JIT should be formed and it should arrest the lawyers involved in the attack.
“No one is above law, nor will the attack on the high court incident be ignored at any cost,” Chief Justice Minallah observed while hearing the case.
He said the presidents of the Islamabad District Bar and the Islamabad High Court Bar should identify the lawyers involved in the attack.
“You all know who the attackers were. They were all lawyers who had come here, and there was no outsider. I know a majority of them personally. They are all included in proceeding with the march, agitating the lawyers, and in attacking them,” he added.
He further stated that the arrested lawyer can file bail pleas seeking their release in accordance with the law.
“Neither the innocent ones should be arrested nor should the accused be spared,” said Justice Minallah underscored.
