Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has taken suo motu notice of the incident of use of force and thrashing of lawyers and media persons by police/law enforcing agencies in front of the Supreme Court and Election Commission of Pakistan Office.
The Chief Justice directed to place the matter before the court on Monday and issue notices to:
i) Secretary, Interior, Chief Commissioner, Inspector-General of Police, Deputy Commissioner / Duty Magistrate and Senior Superintendent of Police, Islamabad to appear and explain their positions.
ii) The Chief Commissioner and Inspector-General of Police, Islamabad to produce security plan as well as any order, if received by them from the Interior Division to control the law and order situation on 29th September 2007. They have been directed to also submit daily situation report, submitted to high-ups as well as the copies of the FIRs, if registered, along with details of the accused persons with précis of the evidence, if collected against them.
iii) The representatives of the private TV channels ie Geo, ARY & Aaj to produce films/CDs, if prepared, of the incident which has been reported herein above.
iv) Information Ministry to issue notice, through electronic media at the cost of the Ministry of Information to lawyers community, media persons and members of civil society to appear and furnish evidence, if they have any, through affidavits, in this behalf.
v) Medical Superintendent of the Federal Government Services Hospital Islamabad and Executive Director PIMS to furnish list of patients including lawyers, media persons, members of the civil society as well as the members of police/law enforcing agencies to whom treatment has been provided in the Hospital.
vi) Advocate-General Punjab to appear and assist the court.
The CJP has taken notice on a note of Registrar of Supreme Court. The registrar noted that lawyers had gathered on the Constitution Avenue as well as inside the premises of the Supreme Court building, with intent to lodge protest before Election Commission of Pakistan.
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