SC orders AGP to address families' concerns over meetings with prisoners facing May 9 trials
Seven-member bench hears plea against military court trials
Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) on Monday directed Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Awan to address the concerns of the families of the May 9 civilian suspects. The families have complained that they haven't been able to meet the prisoners.
The order came during the hearing on the intra-court petitions filed against civilians' trials in military courts. A seven-member bench, 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.
The SC order states that the families have said that they haven't been meeting with the prisoners. The attorney general should address these complaints.
The court then adjourned the hearing till July 11.
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