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HARIPUR:
An Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) on Friday awarded the death penalty seven times to an accused convicted of planning and orchestrating a suicide attack at a public rally of former Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Amir Muqam. His two accomplices were handed life sentences along with fines.
In July 2011, seven people including two policemen identified as Hazrat Ali and Muhammad Tayab were killed and 24 others were severely injured when a suicide bomber detonated himself a few yards from then PML-Q provincial president Engineer Amir Muqam in a public gathering in Battagram.
In another terrorist attack on October 1, 2011, five police recruits, Rafiullah, Muhammad Banaras, Fazalur Rehman, Nadeem and Inamullah were killed and over five others were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a police van en route to Mansehra in the newly created Torghar district was detonated via a remote control.
Police registered an FIR against unidentified terrorists and began an investigation. On October 6, 2012, they arrested three suspects Muhammad Iqbal alias Qadri Basit, Ehjazul Haq and Ibrahim Shah from a mosque in Gajbori village, seizing weapons, suicide jackets and other explosives from their possession.
During interrogation, the suspects reportedly confessed to being members of a banned outfit and planning and carrying out both the attacks with the help of eight others.
The three accused were tried in ATC, Abbottabad. Upon the completion of their trial, ATC judge Muhammad Anwar Khan sentenced the principal accused Qari Basit to death seven times (once for each person killed in the suicide attack), life imprisonment of 25 years for 22 times and a Rs1.2million fine for involvement in the Battagram case. His co-conspirator in the attack, Ibrahim Shah was handed a life sentence five times and fined Rs100,000. The third accused, Ehjazul Haq was jailed for five years and fined Rs55,000.
For the IED attack on the police van in Torghar, Qari Basit was handed a 14-year jail term, seven times life imprisonment and a Rs1.2 million fine. Ehjaz ul Haq was sentenced to 16 years imprisonment and fined Rs0.5 million while Ibrahim Shah was handed a 14-year jail term and a Rs100,000 fine.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 2nd, 2013.
Justice served: Multiple death sentences for orchestrator of 2011 suicide bombing – The Express Tribune
An Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) on Friday awarded the death penalty seven times to an accused convicted of planning and orchestrating a suicide attack at a public rally of former Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Amir Muqam. His two accomplices were handed life sentences along with fines.
In July 2011, seven people including two policemen identified as Hazrat Ali and Muhammad Tayab were killed and 24 others were severely injured when a suicide bomber detonated himself a few yards from then PML-Q provincial president Engineer Amir Muqam in a public gathering in Battagram.
In another terrorist attack on October 1, 2011, five police recruits, Rafiullah, Muhammad Banaras, Fazalur Rehman, Nadeem and Inamullah were killed and over five others were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a police van en route to Mansehra in the newly created Torghar district was detonated via a remote control.
Police registered an FIR against unidentified terrorists and began an investigation. On October 6, 2012, they arrested three suspects Muhammad Iqbal alias Qadri Basit, Ehjazul Haq and Ibrahim Shah from a mosque in Gajbori village, seizing weapons, suicide jackets and other explosives from their possession.
During interrogation, the suspects reportedly confessed to being members of a banned outfit and planning and carrying out both the attacks with the help of eight others.
The three accused were tried in ATC, Abbottabad. Upon the completion of their trial, ATC judge Muhammad Anwar Khan sentenced the principal accused Qari Basit to death seven times (once for each person killed in the suicide attack), life imprisonment of 25 years for 22 times and a Rs1.2million fine for involvement in the Battagram case. His co-conspirator in the attack, Ibrahim Shah was handed a life sentence five times and fined Rs100,000. The third accused, Ehjazul Haq was jailed for five years and fined Rs55,000.
For the IED attack on the police van in Torghar, Qari Basit was handed a 14-year jail term, seven times life imprisonment and a Rs1.2 million fine. Ehjaz ul Haq was sentenced to 16 years imprisonment and fined Rs0.5 million while Ibrahim Shah was handed a 14-year jail term and a Rs100,000 fine.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 2nd, 2013.
Justice served: Multiple death sentences for orchestrator of 2011 suicide bombing – The Express Tribune
