SAHIWAL: Anti-Terrorism Court Special Judge Malik Shabbar Hussain Awan on Monday acquitted Anjuman Mazareen Punjab (AMP) President Mehr Abdul Sattar and four others in three high treason and criminal cases.

After court proceedings, counsel for AMP leader Chaudhry Muhammad Awais and Malik Zafar Iqbal Khokkar said different Okara police stations had filed cases against him in 2016. They said a total of 37 cases were filed against Mehr Abdul Sattar and others.

They said he and four others were acquitted in FIR Nos 682/16, 813/16 and 827/16 filed with Saddar and A Division police.

Under FIR 682/16, Mehr Sattar alone was indicted under 4/5 Explosives Act and 7-ATA. He had been charged with carrying Indian and Dirham currency, hand grenades and bomb jackets. Under case 813/16, Saddar police indicted him along with Abdullah Tahir and Hafiz Hussian, a journalist, under 384, 353 and 7-ATA.

Okara A-Division police booked Sattar (case 827/16) along with Hafiz Hussain, Zohaibur Rehman and Azra Robab under sections 324, 352, and 7-ATA. They all were acquitted.

Lawyer Chaudhry Awais said 37 cases were registered against Sattar and he was acquitted in three cases.

“He (Sattar) is on bail in different cases but still in custody of law enforcement agencies,” Awais said.

Published in Dawn, December 12th, 2017