Policemen detained on coup plot charges sacked
Aside from terrorism charges over the alleged coup plot, the eight ex-policemen are accused of planning to violently confront on-duty police officers deployed to control unlawful gatherings.
02 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Eight policemen detained on charges of conspiring to overthrow the government have been sacked, their defence lawyer revealed Sunday night.
Over the past two days, the criminal court extended their remand detention for the second time, lawyer Nazim Sattar told the press.
Aside from terrorism charges over the alleged coup plot, the eight men are also accused of planning to violently confront on-duty police officers deployed to control unlawful gatherings.
The sacked officers, including Special Ops commanders and former SWAT team leader Saif Hussain, were arrested in February after President Abdulla Yameen invoked emergency powers and suspended constitutional rights.
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