Bhutto murder case: Court reserves order on acquittal of police

Published: October 9, 2011
Source/Credit:The Express Tribune
RAWALPINDI: A trial court hearing the assassination case of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto is likely to announce an order on the acquittal applications of two accused police officers on October 15.

Special Judge ATC-I Shahid Rafique, while carrying out proceedings at Adiala Jail on Saturday, reserved his order after the prosecutor of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the lawyer for former Rawalpindi city police officer (CPO) Saud Aziz and former SP Khurram Shahzad concluded their arguments. The next date of the hearing is October 15.

Represented by Barrister Muhammad Suleman, the two police officers maintained, in their application under section 265-D of the CrPC, that the FIA could not provide any evidence or witnesses against them.

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