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Balochistan MPA Majeed Khan Achakzai, who was in police custody for his involvement in traffic police officer Haji Attaullah's death, was released on bail from Quetta's district jail on Friday.
In June, Haji Attaullah was seriously wounded in a traffic accident, eventually succumbing to his injuries. The legislator's vehicle was speeding and rammed into the traffic sergeant who was on duty at Quetta's GPO Chowk, the police had said.
Although the MPA was acquitted in a vehicle tampering case regarding the same incident earlier this month, the case concerning the death of the traffic sergeant is ongoing in an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) as it was registered under Section 322 (punishment for murder) of the Anti-Terrorism Act.
The ATC judge ordered the release of the legislator and ordered his counsel to submit surety bonds worth half a million rupees.
A large number of Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party supporters were present outside the jail when Achakzai was released. The supporters followed Achakzai's vehicle all the way to his residence.
Following the traffic policeman's death in June, CCTV footage of the incident was shared widely on social media and sparked a campaign demanding the arrest of the legislator, after which police had apprehended Achakzai from his residence in the Satellite Town area of Quetta.
He was produced in front of a judicial magistrate a week after the incident, after which he was remanded to police custody.
Prior to his remand, however, Achakzai had confessed to his involvement in the accident and claimed to have agreed to compensate the family members of the slain traffic policeman. Surprisingly, the Civil Lines Police Station had still lodged a First Information Report against 'unknown individuals'.
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though the details behind his bail are not in the report, it would be a shame if justice is not done.
The murdered of justice...! i am crying....
And next he ll be released without any charges
What a Shame!!!
Disgraceful...........
No surprise
Shame is people gather to welcome him. I bet if anyone from the crowd has lost the love one. It would be a different story.
Why wait on him he is a criminal .....sad people
Unfortunate but true -Might is right!
Justice served
When thieves, money launderers, killers, smugglers, and other type criminals rule this situation will keep on being repeated.
Pathetic!
People need to be more educated. They lack the element of humanity. It is so embarrassing when group of people praising the killer.They look so happy to accept killer as their leader. Very sad day
Shows the lack of common sense in some voters, is it any wonder Pakistan is in the state it is? Rose petals are thrown at heroes yet here that privilege is reserved for the corrupt. Sad day in Pakistan.
One should not escape punishment for such a heinous crime. I was really terrified to see uncut video of this particular accident, later on this video was blurred. Terrible I should say.
No wonder we have zero respect in the world... when justice like this is dispensed....what do we expect.
First blame is on those people who came to welcome the criminal. Thats why core reason why mighty gets to bend the law.
Everything has a price. Everyone has a price. If you have money, you are King.
Sad to see that a cold blooded murderer is granted bail and treated like a hero. Shame on such people, who use money to influence courts and take advantage. Such people forget, there is a final judge (our Almighty), who does not forget and will grant justice to innocent traffic warden's family and will punish the culprit - no matter, how much wealth he has.
Is anyone surprised at this decision? Do you honestly expect a true justice system in Pakistan when you vote based on personality instead of merit? What else were you expecting in a country where merit only counts for 7.5% and the rest is based on population. I have no hope for the future of Quaid's dream.
Red dots on him means blood stains of the victim. Wish there was a just system.
"injustice" is same for all poor. whether the shahzab case or this case. poor will always suffer and the rich will always be free. no matter what they do, they always show victorious sign proving that justice is not stronger than us.