Family moves LHC for access to Hammad Azhar
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) was approached seeking permission for family members and legal counsel to meet PTI leader Hammad Azhar, who is currently in police custody on physical remand in a May 9 case. The petition was filed by Hammad’s mother Ishrat Bibi through her counsel, Abuzar Salman Niazi. The petition said a formal request for visitation had previously been submitted to the trial…
The Lahore High Court has been petitioned to allow family members and legal counsel access to PTI leader Hammad Azhar, who is presently in police custody on physical remand from a May 9 case. Ishrat Bibi, Hammad’s mother, filed the petition through her counsel, Abuzar Salman Niazi. The petition noted that a prior formal request for visitation had been submitted to the trial court, but the court dismissed it without issuing a binding order and simply forwarded it to the police.
The petition argued that, according to law, every accused is entitled to the fundamental right to consult with their legal team and meet their family members. It requested the LHC to intervene and provide explicit instructions to authorities to facilitate a meeting between Hammad Azhar and his family during his custody with the police.
Hammad Azhar was apprehended in Multan earlier this month and transferred to Lahore Police in connection with cases related to the May 9 riots, including an assault on Jinnah House.
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