Sindh govt to ask SHC CJ to form judicial commission for Mir Raza Ali murder probe review
The Sindh government said on Sunday it would be asking the chief justice of the provincial high court to establish a judicial commission to determine whether the investigation in the Mir Raza Ali murder case was being conducted impartially and in accordance with the law. The decision comes days after Ali’s parents approached Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, requesting that he directly…
The Sindh government has announced plans to request the chief justice of the Sindh High Court to form a judicial commission to review the investigation into the Mir Raza Ali murder case. The move comes after Ali's parents, Mir Hussain and Mariam, requested Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah to directly oversee the investigation.
They claim that the investigation appears to focus on perpetuating a false narrative of Ali's death being a suicide. The Sindh government has stated that the commission will be tasked with determining whether the investigation was conducted impartially and in accordance with the law, identifying any investigative angles or evidence requiring further investigation, and assessing whether any police officer, medico-legal officer, or official committed negligence, dereliction of duty, professional misconduct, suppression, or manipulation of evidence, or any unlawful act, omission, or cover-up.
The commission may recommend further investigation, forensic analysis, and appropriate legal or departmental action as deemed necessary.
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