ATC replaces state counsel in security breach case after Imaan, Hadi object to appointment
RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday cancelled the appointment of state counsel Taimoor Janjua in a security breach case against lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, after the accused objected to his past conduct in another case. Imaan and her husband, Hadi, are facing a jail trial in a 2024 case pertaining to the alleged disruption of an international cricket…
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi has dismissed the appointment of state counsel Taimoor Janjua in a security breach case involving lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha. The accused lawyers objected to Janjua's past conduct in another case, leading to his replacement by Atif Mehmood. Imaan and Hadi are currently facing a jail trial for allegedly disrupting an international cricket team's security route and inciting public unrest in a 2024 incident.
The couple was indicted on October 7 and have been in jail since their arrest on January 23 in a case related to protesting outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC) and allegedly manhandling IHC Bar Association president. Despite being initially sentenced to 17 years in a controversial social media posts case, the Supreme Court suspended their sentences in September, but they were rearrested on March 22 for allegedly chanting anti-government slogans and blocking roads.
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