The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has introduced plans to problem the navy court docket convictions of its staff and supporters, calling the trials of civilians in navy courts a “blatant violation of justice.”
PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has demanded the formation of a judicial fee to analyze the occasions surrounding the Might 9 riots and the crackdown on PTI protesters on November 26.
His feedback got here shortly after the navy court docket sentenced 60 extra people to jail for his or her function within the Might 9 violence, bringing the entire variety of these convicted to 85.
The navy’s media wing, the Inter-Providers Public Relations (ISPR), confirmed the sentences, noting that the convicts had been given a good trial with the chance to attraction.
Amongst these sentenced was PTI founder Imran Khan’s nephew, Hassan Khan Niazi, who obtained a 10-year jail time period. The ISPR clarified that the navy court docket had ensured the convicts’ authorized rights have been upheld in the course of the proceedings.
In response, Barrister Gohar introduced that PTI would file particular person appeals towards the sentences, urging the Supreme Courtroom to urgently handle the difficulty of navy trials for civilians.
PTI’s stance is echoed by opposition chief Omar Ayub, who criticised the navy courts, asserting that solely civilian courts ought to have the jurisdiction to convict civilians underneath the Structure.
Ayub additional identified that the navy’s function is confined to defence, not judicial proceedings, emphasising the necessity for civilian trials consistent with Pakistan’s constitutional framework.