ISLAMABAD: The police produced Muneeb Akram, a man who was apparently picked up by security agencies on suspicion of planning undisclosed acts of sabotage, before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday.
Athar Minallah, chief judge at the high court, who over the weekend ordered the police and intelligence services to produce the suspect, heard the case.
لاپتہ شہری منیب اکرم کو پولیس نے چیف جسٹس اسلام آباد ہائی کورٹ جسٹس اطہر من اللہ کی عدالت میں پہنچا دیا ۔ pic.twitter.com/kvYghaUHQ8
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“This is the second or third incident [within a short period of time] of a person going missing. Tell me why is this happening? Who is responsible for this?” the judge questioned a representative of the Ministry of Defence.
The official told the court: “We had asked our agencies to find out Akram’s whereabouts after the order of your court. However, after the investigation carried out by the two agencies, it turned out neither of them had him.”
At this, Justice Minallah said: “Our intelligence agencies are among the best in the world. If any citizen is picked up, the job of the agencies is to find out about him, not to just say that ‘we do not have him’.”
“Now tell me, who is responsible for all this? This court, in its detailed judgment, has identified the responsible. If the boy was not found, the court would hold them all responsible. You are directed to read this judgment once,” he said.
