On June 1, 2022, Chief Justice Athar Minallah responded to the FIR No.436/22 which was registered against Lawyer and Daughter of PTI’s Shireen Mazari, Imaan Mazari-Hazir, at the Ramna police station in Islamabad. The FIR was filed against Mazari’s alleged use of “objectionable language” during her mother’s arrest on May 21, 2022 when Shireen Mazari was arrested and taken into custody by Punjab Police Anti Corruption wing.
Chief Justice (CJ) of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Athar Minallah issued a court order which says that on the basis of the evidence shown so far, the information that the police officers have provided is ‘misleading’ and that the trauma and distress caused to Imaan Mazari was aggravated because of the misleading information provided by police officials, adding that it was not her intent to disrespect the armed forces.
Minallah also clarified that there was no intent to commit an offence on the part of Mazari’s actions which have become the subject of the FIR filed against her. “The regret and remorse on the part of the petitioner is obvious and the court has no reason to doubt the bonafides of the statement made on her behalf,” reads the court order. Further the Chief Justice directed the complainant who filed the FIR on behalf of the armed forces to consider withdrawing their complaint.
The case has been adjourned till June 9.
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