LAHORE:
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday ordered the release of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice President Sher Afzal Marwat after he was detained under 3MPO.
Marwat was arrested by police outside the LHC on December 14 as he was leaving the court premises after attending a lawyers’ convention.
Justice Shehram Sarwar Chaudhry presided over the hearing of the petition praying for Marwat’s release. Announcing his verdict, the court ordered the PTI leader to submit a surety bond to secure his release. .
The former ruling party shared footage of Marwat’s arrest on X (formerly Twitter) earlier on Dec 14, showing police officials dragging Marwat by the collar as several lawyers tried to stop them.
“Abduction of lawyers from the premises of LHC is shameful and represents once again the respect for courts in the eyes of those in power. A caretaker government is crossing all limits of fascism,” PTI posted on its official X account.
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The party urged LHC judges to ensure Marwat’s safe recovery.
“The aim of these unconstitutional and illegal tactics is to escape from polls and impose on people those who were brought under the ‘London plan’,” the PTI stated, adding that the “continued silence of the judiciary” was encouraging such illegal actions.
Marwat was released later in the evening.
