ISLAMABAD: Five suspects accused of involvement in the May 9 violent event, were rearrested under 16 MPO (Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960) after they were recently granted bail by the Supreme Court.
The suspects were arrested soon after their release from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi under the 16-MPO order issued by the Rawalpindi deputy commissioner.
The five suspects, include Owais, Saifullah, Nasrullah, Kamran and Waqas who were earlier booked in the May 9 violence case registered at the New Tow Police Station.
A number of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers and others were arrested after protests broke out across the country following Imran Khan’s arrest in the Al-Qadir Trust case.
Last week, a three-member bench comprising Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi and Justice Mussarat Hilali, had granted bail to five suspects booked in the May 9 violence case.
Justice Mandokhail during the hearing had observed that the authorities concerned were not arresting the “real terrorists” but are after those who take out political rallies.
The apex court approved the bail in exchange for surety bonds of Rs50,000 each. It also directed the trial court to give a verdict without getting influenced.
