Lawyers' body announces boycott of court proceedings in Islamabad on Saturday to protest Imaan, Hadi's rearrest
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Bar Association (IBA) has announced a boycott of court proceedings in the federal capital for Saturday (September 19) to protest the rearrest of human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, after the Supreme Court suspended their sentences and ordered their release on bail. Imaan and Hadi were arrested late on Thursday in a second case…
The Islamabad Bar Association has announced a boycott of court proceedings in Islamabad on Saturday to protest the rearrest of human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha. The couple was released from jail on Thursday after the Supreme Court suspended their sentences and ordered their release on bail.
However, they were arrested again in connection with another case and produced before an anti-terrorism court, which sent them to jail on judicial remand. The bar association expressed concern over the rearrest, stating that it undermined the sanctity of judicial proceedings and violated fundamental rights and the rule of law. They demanded the immediate release of the couple and called for transparency regarding the cases and circumstances surrounding their arrests.
The association vowed to take measures to protect judicial independence, uphold the rule of law, and safeguard fundamental human rights.
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