Official Secret Act Special Court’s Judge Cipher case was upset over the lack of appearance of lawyers Safai, Judge Abul Hasanat Zul-Qarnain reserved the decision on the request of lawyers Safai to terminate the right of cross-examination of witnesses.
Special Court Judge Abul Hasanat Muhammad Zulqarnain heard the cipher case against Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Adiala Jail.
During the hearing, the lawyers of the accused, Salman Akram Raja, Sikandar Zulqarnain, Ali Bukhari did not appear in the court, while the assistants of the lawyers of the accused, Qamar Inayat and Khalid Yousuf Chaudhry, also appeared in the court. Appeared.
Due to non-appearance of the central lawyers of the accused, the witnesses could not be cross-examined.
The lawyers of the accused Salman Safdar, Sikandar Zulqarnain and Ali Bukhari did not appear in the court despite the deadline.
The court inquired where the senior lawyers of the accused are, to which the prosecutor Zulfikar Abbas Naqvi told that if the lawyers will not come on the clean day, they will take adjournment, then what is the punishment for us to come every morning? Some witnesses have come from Dubai for surgery and are sitting in Pakistan. They appear in court every day. Even today they are filing adjournment applications. They don’t know when the senior counsel will come. Lawyers shy away from cross-examination. are
The assistant counsel on behalf of the accused said that Sikandar Zulqarnain is having a dental surgery and it is not that we are deliberately asking for adjournment.
On this occasion, Honorable Judge Abu Al-Hasnat Muhammad Zul-Qarnain said that if you have been adjourned 3 times before, one of the lawyers would have appeared today, all of them are government employees, some have come from abroad for interrogation.
The distinguished judge said that as a judge, I am sitting at 9 o’clock in the morning, now it is enough, the accused can cross-examine themselves. Asked for an adjournment for the surgeon, the court also granted it.
The court inquired from the assistant lawyers that now you want to take a long history, on what basis? Every morning media, public and prosecution come, you come late, everyone waits for you.
Special Prosecutor Zulfiqar Abbas Naqvi said that the court has already written in its order that the lawyers are avoiding cross-examination. Safai did not come from Lahore and Islamabad, in such a situation, the court is requested to terminate the right of Safai’s lawyers to cross-examine the accused.
The distinguished judge instructed the assistants of the lawyers to call the lawyers by 12:30, otherwise the proceedings will be carried forward according to the law. You should also read the final decision of the court, on which the prosecutor Rizwan Abbasi said that the lawyers The case is hanging heavy, you decide according to the law, the witnesses are here every day.
Junior lawyer Safai Khalid Yusuf said that the trial of the former prime minister and former foreign minister is ongoing in the court and we have not been provided with the copies of the cross-examination yet. Cross-examine the witnesses with zeal.
The Official Secrets Act court adjourned the hearing till tomorrow, reserving a decision on the request by the prosecutors to proceed with the case by ending the right of the lawyers to cross-examine the witnesses.
On the occasion of the hearing, the founding chairman of PTI and Shah Mehmood Qureshi were also present in the court room while Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi, sisters Aleema Khan, Uzma Khanum and Noreen Khanum also reached Adiala Jail. Apart from them, Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s wife and daughter were also present in Adiala Jail.