IHC declars Shahryar Afridi’s arrest as illegal

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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued a written decision on the petition of PTI leader Shehryar Afridi and his brother Jamal Afridi.

The IHC Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir of Islamabad High Court, after hearing arguments from both sides, issued a decision declaring the arrest of Shehryar Afridi and his wife by police station Margalla as illegal.

The IHC ordered authorities not to arrest Shahryar Afridi in the cases registered within the limits of Islamabad and to be presented in the relevant court in the criminal cases.

The court wrote in the decision that if Shahryar is not presented by June 7, the contempt of court proceedings will start again.

A separate application for change in jail class may be filed,

According to the verdict, it appears that the District Magistrate and  In-charge of Police Station Margalla has misused the powers.

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