Said Zaman Khan v. Federation of Pakistan
| Said Zaman Khan v. Federation of Pakistan | |
|---|---|
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| Court | Supreme Court of Pakistan |
| Full case name | Said Zaman Khan v. Federation of Pakistan through Secretary Ministry of Defence, Government of Pakistan Superintendent HSP, Sahiwal |
| Decided | 29 August 2016 |
| Citation(s) | 2017 SCMR 1249; Civil Petition No. 842 of 2016 |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali Justices Amir Hani Muslim Sh. Sh. Azmat Saeed |
| Concurrence | All |
Said Zaman Khan v. Federation of Pakistan is a
military trials
, legalized for civilian terror suspects after the school massacre.
Background
In the aftermath of the
Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif throughout 2015 and 2016.[2]
Involvement in acts of terrorism
The terror suspects included members of
Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and al-Qaeda
, and were convicted for involvement in:
- Peshawar school massacre, 16 December 2014
- Bannu jailbreak, 25 April 2012
- Rawalpindi Parade Lane bombing, 4 December 2009
- Naushera mosque attack, 12 June 2009
- Attacks on law enforcement agencies
Before the Supreme Court of Pakistan
Relatives of the convicts filed petitions before the Supreme Court of Pakistan, alleging mala fide. They were represented by human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir and senior lawyer Ahmad Raza Khan Kasuri. The prosecution team was led by Attorney-General for Pakistan Ashtar Ausaf Ali.[citation needed]
Opinion
A five-judge bench consisting of Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Amir Hani Muslim, Sh. Azmat Saeed, Manzoor Ahmad Malik, and Faizal Arab upheld the death sentences, observing that the petitioners could not prove that the trials by the FGCM were mala fide with a collateral purpose.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Parliament passes 21st Constitutional Amendment, Army Act Amendment". Dawn. 6 January 2015.
- ^ "Raheel signs death warrants for schoolchildren killers". The Hindu. PTI. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2017.