Dozen opposition MPs face charges for entering parliament building

The police are seeking charges against 12 opposition MPs alleged to have scaled security barricades to enter the People’s Majlis building last month.

Cases against the lawmakers have been sent to the Prosecutor General’s office, which will decide whether to press charges, the police spokesman said.

Nine MPs were summoned for questioning over the dramatic events on July 24 when police officers and soldiers in riot gear dragged out opposition lawmakers from the parliament building. The MPs managed to enter the compound despite the military padlocking the gates and a heavy police presence restricting access to the area amid protests in the capital.

The nine MPs summoned to the police were accused of criminal trespassing, obstructing or restricting police officers, disorderly conduct, and obstruction of the administration of law or other government functions.