ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday dismissed no less than 13 cases filed against Ali Amin Gandapur, a leader of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), for violence during a protest on May 25 and protest against the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to disqualify party chairman Imran Khan.
Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri accepted Gandapur’s petition for the dismissal of cases. Separately, two additional petitions were withdrawn by his lawyer.
The high court expressed its ire over Islamabad police for not presenting any proof against Gandapur.
At the outset of the hearing, Justice Jehangiri inquired about the cases and allegations against Gandapur. He ordered the state prosecutor to present evidence.
The state prosecutor told the court that there were different cases against the accused including the case involving May 25 protest. He said that a challan was submitted to the court.
Justice Jehangiri told the lawyer to read out cases one by one. He asked him to read out the FIR registered in the Bhara Kahu police station.
The judge said that it was written in the FIR that incidents of arson were committed at the behest of Gandapur. He asked the prosecutor to present proof in support of these allegations.
But the police failed to provide any.
An official of the Aabpara police station told the court they intended to present a USB as proof. At this, the judge got infuriated and gave a dressing down to him saying a storage device could not be regarded as evidence, it’s just a transcript.
