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Lawyer Of Ahmadi Man Who Was Jailed For Having ‘Syed’ In Name Beaten Up During Court Hearing

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The lawyer representing a 76-year-old Ahmadi man who was arrested in Karachi last month for having “Syed” in his name was assaulted by his fellow lawyers inside a court where he had appeared for the bail application of his client.

On April 27, Karachi police had arrested the Ahmadi lawyer for using ‘Syed’ as a prefix in his name, after registering a second First Information Report (FIR) against him over the same charges.

The FIR had stated that the Ahmadi lawyer had used ‘Syed’ in his name, therefore action should be taken against him. The case was registered under Sections 298-B and C of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC)

Lawyer Abdul Moiz Jaffery tweeted that the counsels representing the Ahmadi lawyer were intimidated while they had appeared for the bail application of their client. He added that of the two lawyers representing the Ahmadi man, one got injured when a fellow lawyer attacked him.

The judge hearing the case reprimanded the lawyers who attacked the counsels representing the Ahmadi man for their “aggressive behaviour”, saying their behaviour was “a slap on and a disgrace to the prestigious profession of law”. The judge has also issued directives to hold the next hearing amid security measures.

According to the Order Sheet of the case, the judge said that he had to adjourn the hearing due to “grave apprehension of a law and order situation” within the court’s premises.

One of the lawyers defending the Ahmadi man got injured when a lawyer, identified as Akbar Jatoi, attacked him, the judge added.

The judge also urged the Sindh Bar Council, Sindh High Court Bar Association, Karachi Bar Association, and Malir Bar Association to take “immediate action to address the unacceptable behaviour of some of its members”.

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The lawyer representing a 76-year-old Ahmadi man who was arrested in Karachi last month for having “Syed” in his name was assaulted by his fellow lawyers inside a court where he had appeared for the bail application of his client.

On April 27, Karachi police had arrested the Ahmadi lawyer for using ‘Syed’ as a prefix in his name, after registering a second First Information Report (FIR) against him over the same charges.

The FIR had stated that the Ahmadi lawyer had used ‘Syed’ in his name, therefore action should be taken against him. The case was registered under Sections 298-B and C of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC)

Lawyer Abdul Moiz Jaffery tweeted that the counsels representing the Ahmadi lawyer were intimidated while they had appeared for the bail application of their client. He added that of the two lawyers representing the Ahmadi man, one got injured when a fellow lawyer attacked him.

The judge hearing the case reprimanded the lawyers who attacked the counsels representing the Ahmadi man for their “aggressive behaviour”, saying their behaviour was “a slap on and a disgrace to the prestigious profession of law”. The judge has also issued directives to hold the next hearing amid security measures.

According to the Order Sheet of the case, the judge said that he had to adjourn the hearing due to “grave apprehension of a law and order situation” within the court’s premises.

One of the lawyers defending the Ahmadi man got injured when a lawyer, identified as Akbar Jatoi, attacked him, the judge added.

The judge also urged the Sindh Bar Council, Sindh High Court Bar Association, Karachi Bar Association, and Malir Bar Association to take “immediate action to address the unacceptable behaviour of some of its members”.

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