A WRIT petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court, challenging the alleged special treatment being given to US citizen Raymond Davis, a double murder accused, and pleading that he be treated him as an ordinary accused.
Ishtiaq Chaudhry advocate filed the petition on Thursday, contending that the authorities concerned were treating Davis as a guest being a US national. He said on Thursday, the prosecution/police produced the accused before a magistrate at cantonment courts one hour earlier before the scheduled time.
He alleged that the said act of police was based on malafide intention and to cheat the family and lawyers of Qurtaba Chowk incident victims. He said that due to prosecutionís deceitful act, the defence lawyers had failed to contest the case, violating the spirit of complete justice.
The petitioner further submitted that Davis was to be produced before the magistrate concerned at the Model Town Courts but the prosecution had produced him at Cantonment Courts even on second hearing on Thursday. He pointed out that the police station where the case was registered against Davis fell within the jurisdiction of Model Town Courts but the prosecution with mala fide intention was not following the law.
The petitioner pleaded that the prosecution be directed to act strictly according to law and treat Davis like an ordinary accused.
Plea to try Davis for forgery: A writ petition has been moved in the Lahore High Court, seeking directions for government to prosecute US national Raymond Davis for committing forgery by applying visa under a fake name.
In his petition, Barrister Iqbal Jafree submitted that Davis had got a visa under a fake name which had made the whole process of visa doubtful and the his visa stood cancelled ab intio (from the beginning). He said Raymond Davis used excessive force while gunning down two Pakistani at the Qurtaba Chowk on January 27 that shifted all burden on him.
He pleaded that Davis deserved no special treatment and should be punished for killing and committing fraud. He said issuance of faked-name passport to Davis by the US government was telltale for us.
plea for foreigners’ data: The Lahore High Court chief justice on Thursday sought replies from federal and Punjab governments on a constitutional petition, seeking directions for ministries of interior and foreign affairs to provide the Punjab government complete information/functions about foreigners living in the province. CJ Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry directed a deputy attorney general and an assistant advocate general to ensure submission of replies within three weeks.
Noshab A Khan advocate had filed the petition under Article 199 of the constitution in the backdrop of murder of two Pakistani youths at Qurtaba Chowk by US citizen Raymond Davis.
The petitioner submitted that the scarcity of correct information about the accused was causing hardships for the public at large and him. He prayed to the court that the ministries of interior and foreign affairs be directed to supply all the necessary information, including their duties and functions, their whereabouts, movements and designs, to the Punjab interior secretary about foreigners in the province.
The lawyer further prayed that the Punjab government be directed to take all the necessary steps to safeguard the precious life and property of citizens, especially from foreigners.
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