Home Minister refuses to cooperate with disobedience trial
17 Jun 2014, 3:11 PM
Zaheena Rasheed
Home Minister Umar Naseer has refused to cooperate with a Criminal Court trial on charges of disobedience to order.
The Prosecutor General’s Office charged Naseer with violating Article 8 (a) of the 1968 General Laws for his public call in January 2012 to storm the military headquarters. The clause prohibits speech or writing contravening Islamic tenets.
In a previous hearing, Naseer asked Judge Abdulla Didi to annul Article 8 (a), claiming the clause contradicted the freedom of expression guaranteed by the constitution.
Didi ruled Naseer’s claim does not classify as a point of procedure and has ordered the trial continue.
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