ISLAMABAD: Five individuals suspected of involvement in the violence on May 9, who had recently been granted bail by the Supreme Court, have been re-apprehended under the 16 MPO (Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960).
Following the issuance of the 16 MPO by the Rawalpindi deputy commissioner, the suspects were promptly arrested again upon their release from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi last night, subsequent to the submission of their surety bonds.
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The individuals, identified as Owais, Saifullah, Nasrullah, Kamran, and Waqas, were implicated in the May 9 violence case filed at the New Tow Police Station.
Numerous Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters and others were apprehended following nationwide protests sparked by the arrest of Imran Khan 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 the five suspects involved in the May 9 violence case.
During the hearing, Justice Mandokhail remarked that the authorities seemed to be targeting those participating in political rallies rather than apprehending the “real terrorists.”
The apex court approved bail upon each individual furnishing surety bonds of Rs50,000 and directed the trial court to render an impartial verdict uninfluenced by external factors.
(Islamabad51_Newsdesk)
