LAHORE, June 01 (Online): Lahore High Court (LHC) has nullified detention orders of PTI workers in 11 districts of Punjab including Lahore.
Justice Safdar Salim Shahid of LHC announced 9-page decision on different petitions of identical nature under which the detention orders of PTI workers including Dr Yasmin Rashid have been declared null and void.
According to decision the arrest orders of PTI workers from Lahore, Wazirabad, Jhang, Sheikhupura, Hafiz Abad, Sialkot, Mandi Baha ud Din, Gujarat, Nankana Sahib, Gujranwala, Narowal have been nullified.
It has been further said in LHC order May 9 incidents depicted the distorted picture of peaceful and democratic country. Maintaining law and order was responsibility of government. Sorrowful reaction came all over the country on arrest of political leader. Government issued several detention orders without thinking in connection with May 9 incidents. Had government evidence then there was too much time for making arrests in criminal cases.
The decision further said the allegations should have been in the knowledge of the arrested persons so that they could defend themselves. Lifting the citizens without cases and putting them into jails is sorrowful. In every notification of Deputy commissioner the citizens were sent to jail on the report of only DPO. The detention decision by deputy commissioners is itself in violation of section 3 of Public Maintenance Ordinance -1960.
The decision said that all the persons who were detained from these districts should be released forthwith.
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