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| India-Pakistan |
| Lawyers bar journalists from entering courts |
| 2009-08-01 |
| [The News (Pak)] A group of lawyers, under the supervision of an office-bearer of the Lahore Bar Association (LBA), on Friday banned the entry of all journalists in the premises of all the subordinate courts of the city for showing live video footage of thrashing of an ASI at the hands of the custodians of the law. They warned if any journalist dared enter the premises of the subordinate courts he or she would receive treatment not different from the one received by the ASI, a family court judge and two media men. Inmates running asylum. Film at eleven... On Thursday, a group of lawyers gave a good thrashing to a reporter and a cameraman of a private news channel at the Sessions Court for making footage of some lawyers who were beating an ASI of Nishtar Colony police station three days back. They also manhandled an Additional District & Sessions Judge when he refused to cancel the FIR registered against them on the complainant of the victim cop. Two days ago, the lawyers thrashed senior court reporter Shaheen Attique and his camera man Nasir Hussain. The latter fell unconscious due to the brutal torture by the violent lawyers who were led by M R Awan, vice president the Lahore Bar Association. Rule of Law? What's that? You should know that, M R. The lawyers involved in the incident were identified as Sajjad Afzal, Mehar Jahangir, Malik Mohammad Hanif and Rana Asif. After the incident, journalists community announced to boycott all functions of the lawyers until the high ups take against the lawyers. The high ups? Better off hiring some goons to kick some lawyer ass. |
| Posted by:Fred |