Islamabad: The Supreme Court on Monday heard intra-court petitions filed against civilians’ trials in military courts who were involved in the May 9 incidents last year.
A seven-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Aminuddin and comprising Justice Jamal Mandokhail, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Shahid Waheed, Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Irfan Saadat Khan, presided over the hearing.
At the outset of the hearing, the families informed the court that that they hadn’t been meeting with the prisoners.
The court ordered Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Awan to address the concerns of the families of the May 9 suspects who said that they haven’t been able to meet the prisoners.
The court then adjourned the hearing till July 11.
Last year, a six-member bench of the top court, headed by Justice Sardar Tariq Masood and comprising Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Musarrat Hilali, and Justice Irfan Saadat Khan heard the set of intra-court appeals.
The verdict, announced on a set of intra-court appeals (ICAs) challenging its previous order, was made with a majority of 5-1 as Justice Musarrat Hilali objected to it.
The military court trials will be conditioned on the Supreme Court's final verdict on the intra-court appeals, the court order stated.