Court orders release of PTI workers held during Nov 2 lockdown

ISLAMABAD: The PTI workers taken into custody during the party’s November 2 lockdown last year were acquitted of all charges Friday. Golra police had registered an FIR against several PTI workers armed with ‘dandas’ (sticks) for indulging in unlawful activity when the party initiated its lockdown of the federal capital.

The suspects already out on bail had sought their acquittal under Section 249-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The plea stated that no evidence was found against the accused, adding that they were taken into custody while travelling in a vehicle.

The magistrate accepted the petition and ordered acquittal of all the accused in the case seeing no chance of their conviction. The magistrate also ordered for their bail bonds to be released and sureties discharged.