BB murder case: Ex police officials arrested from courtroom
RAWALPINDI: Former CPO Rawalpindi Saud Aziz and ex-SP Khurram Shahzad have been arrested from the courtroom in Benazir Bhutto murder case after the court denied bails to the two former police officials, Geo News reported Wednesday.
Former City Police Officer (CPO) Saud Aziz and former SP Rawal Town Khurram Shahzad were present in the court.
Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) No-III, Rawalpindi judge Rana Nisar Ahmed on December 19, 2010 had extended the date of interim bail of former CPO and former SP Rawal Town allegedly involved in the Benazir Bhutto murder case till December 22.
The trial was held at the Adiala Jail. Charges against the accused were framed that they were involved in the murder of PPP chairperson and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. She was assassinated when she was leaving after addressing a public meeting at Liaquat Bagh on December 27, 2007.
Today the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) presented a provisional challan in which both the ex police officials were accused. Two points were raised in today's hearing 01) Why did the person deputed on former prime minister's security removed from the scene? 02) Why did the post-mortem not conducted?
The counsels of the accused show President Asif Ali Zardari's statement to not to conduct the post-mortem. After the argument ended the court ordered to arrest Saud Aziz and Khurram Shahzad.
