Over 400 lawyers, belonging to Islamabad Bar Council, Islamabad High Court Bar Association and Islamabad District Bar Association, on Wednesday submitted a joint resolution in the Islamabad Bar to show support for human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha presently serving prison terms.
Four important demands were put forward in the resolution submitted by lawyers, including a former president of the High Court Bar Riyasat Azad, Attaullah Kundi, Babar Mumtaz, Haider Syed, Zainab Janjua, Aimal Khan Mandokhel and others.
The lawyers demanded that petitions filed by the couple, seeking suspension in their sentences, be fixed for hearing at the earliest.
Their second demand was that a delegation of lawyers, including females, be allowed to visit the jail so that they could inspect the facilities provided to them there.
Their third demand was that since both husband and wife were highly educated; therefore, they be provided B-Class in jail.
The lawyers said that since jail trial was against the principles of justice, therefore, the couple be produced in court for the hearing of their cases.
It was further stated in the resolution that cases were registered against Imaan and Hadi with a mala fide intention and were a negation of principles of justice. “Both lawyers have been raising their voice for the rights of weaker and marginalized segments of the society, and that talking about human rights and attainment of justice for such people is by no means a crime,” read the resolution.
The lawyers said the purpose of submitting a resolution was to make Imaan and Hadi feel that they were not alone and that legal fraternity was with them.
