Court acquits 12 more mourners whom police arrested for Youm-e-Ali mourn

Court acquits 12 more mourners whom police arrested for Youm-e-Ali mourning procession in Karachi.

Although Shia Muslims observed martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hazrat Ali (AS) as per SOPs regarding Covid19 yet police booked and arrested many.

Court acquits 12 more mourners

MWM-led legal team of Shia Islamic parties waged a united legal battle. Jafaria Alliance’s Shabbar Raza also played role together with them.

Finally, court nullified charges against them and ordered their release.

Shia parties said police had registered more than 30 cases. First, the courts nullified 17 cases and acquitted and released over 250 Shia mourners (azadars).

Now, the court nullified 7 cases and acquitted and released 12 more Shia mourners.

Earlier, City Courts (Karachi) acquitted 250 Shia mourners and nullified the cases against them.

Karachi police had detained more than 250 Shia mourners on return from Youm-e-Ali symbolic mourning procession.

The police also booked them under fake cases of violation of section 144 or violation of social distancing.

The legal team of Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) led efforts for their release.

Due to waging legal battle, the City Court ordered police to release all those more than 250 azadars (Shia mourners).

The court exonerated them of the charges and also rejected challans nullifying the cases.

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