Opportunity by the Honorable Court

One of the top lawyers of the country Advocate Ahmad said on Monday that he had been receiving threats from the government……….
He said that on Friday after midnight, dozens of armed BUREAU officials surrounded his house and kidnapped him without showing him any warrants while harassing his whole family. Later, it was revealed that the BUREAU chairman had himself filed a reference before the BUREAU court in which Mr. Ahmed’s name was deliberately and wrongly included. He said ‘before’ Fasih Bokhari filed the reference against him, no official of BUREAU had even contacted him or sent him any notice or even bothered to take his statement regarding the allegations.

The question, he says, is that if the reference was genuine, and if his arrest was so needed to conduct an investigation, why no investigation was done and why BUREAU told the BUREAU court next morning that it no longer needed his custody/remand.

Most surprisingly, Mr. Ahmed said, the moment he was taken to the BUREAU centre after midnight, a representative of a particular channel was present inside the BUREAU office. He was locked up in a room, where the channel representative kept on making video and started showing it on its channel with an angle to defame and humiliate him.

Mr. Ahmed, advocate, was represented in the High Court by Sindh High Court Bar Association’s President Mr. Anwar; Siddiq Mirza, Advocate Supreme Court; Dr Amjad Bokhari, Advocate Supreme Court; Shahab Sarki, General Secretary High Court Bar Association, and other prominent lawyers.

Even after his arrest, the BUREAU did not conduct any investigation. The BUREAU people, directly reporting to Islamabad on Friday night, did not bother to take any written statement from him. And what is surprising is that on that very night, the BUREAU officials told Mr. that they would not be seeking his further custody/remand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRyTVBnJ310

After the petitioner’s arguments, despite repeated insistence of the court, the BUREAU prosecutor failed to show from the reference any specific allegation against Mr. Ahmed, any of his wrongdoings or that any wrongdoing was done when he was director or any document to show his involvement.
The court commented that arresting a respected lawyer without any evidence might put the investigation officer and relevant officials of the BUREAU in trouble. The court further commented that life and reputation of citizens is not child’s play. Though the court has granted the bail application, it has not yet passed a detailed order which is expected today.

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Even after his arrest, the BUREAU did not conduct any investigation. The BUREAU people, directly reporting to Islamabad on Friday night, did not bother to take any written statement from him. And what is surprising is that on that very night, the BUREAU officials told Mr. that they would not be seeking his further custody/remand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRyTVBnJ310
The question, he says, is that if the reference was genuine, and if his arrest was so needed to conduct an investigation, why no investigation was done and why BUREAU told the BUREAU court next morning that it no longer needed his custody/remand.
Most surprisingly, Mr. Ahmed said, the moment he was taken to the BUREAU centre after midnight, a representative of a particular channel was present inside the BUREAU office. He was locked up in a room, where the channel representative kept on making video and started showing it on its channel with an angle to defame and humiliate him.
Mr. Ahmed, advocate, was represented in the High Court by Sindh High Court Bar Association’s President Mr. Anwar; Siddiq Mirza, Advocate Supreme Court; Dr Amjad Bokhari, Advocate Supreme Court; Shahab Sarki, General Secretary High Court Bar Association, and other prominent lawyers.
Advocate Mr. Anwar argued before the court that all the offences alleged to have been committed by the management of the Callmate Telips ‘were committed prior to’ the induction of Mr. Ahmed, advocate, as a non-Executive Director on the Board of Callmate Telips. Mr. Anwar further argued that Mr. Ahmed did not draw any salary or other benefits from the company in question.
Mr. Siddiq added that even the BUREAU’s own reference did not contain any allegation, whatsoever, against Mr. and there was no evidence or document provided by the BUREAU authorities that linked Mr. to the alleged offences.
Mr. Siddiq also pointed out to the court that Mr. Ahmed was part of the Board that actually unearthed the scams/frauds committed by the previous management in the year 2007 and passed board resolution to take legal action against the culprits.
After hearing the arguments, the court reprimanded the BUREAU prosecutor, and the investigation officer for failing to satisfy the court with regard to involvement of Mr. Ahmed Advocate in the alleged offences after having been given sufficient opportunity by the Honorable Court.
After the petitioner’s arguments, despite repeated insistence of the court, the BUREAU prosecutor failed to show from the reference any specific allegation against Mr. Ahmed, any of his wrongdoings or that any wrongdoing was done when he was director or any document to show his involvement.
The court commented that arresting a respected lawyer without any evidence might put the investigation officer and relevant officials of the BUREAU in trouble. The court further commented that life and reputation of citizens is not child’s play. Though the court has granted the bail application, it has not yet passed a detailed order which is expected today.