Human Rights Lawyers Sentenced to 10 Years
Human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chattha get 10-year prison sentence for removing road barriers in security breach case.
In brief
Human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chattha get 10-year prison sentence for removing road barriers in security breach case. Human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chattha sentenced to 10 years in prison for alleged security breach after removing road barriers. Originally reported by Dawn.
Conviction Details
Human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha were convicted for the second time in less than a year on Thursday.
Sentence and Charges
The couple was sentenced to 10 years in a security breach case following a jail trial for allegedly disrupting an international cricket team’s security route.
Legal Reactions
Legal adviser Reema Omer called the convictions 'cruel, vindictive and textbook examples of using law and the judicial process as weapons of persecution'.
“cruel, vindictive and textbook examples of using law and the judicial process as weapons of persecution”
Public Outcry
Journalists and lawyers described the sentence as 'beyond ridiculous', 'a stain on our judicial system', and 'absolutely absurd' for removing road barriers.
“beyond ridiculous”
What it means
Human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chattha sentenced to 10 years in prison for alleged security breach after removing road barriers.
