Pakistani court sends Mahrang, other BYC activists on 10-day physical remand
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Pakistan on Tuesday sent Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) chief Dr Mahrang Baloch and other organisers of the group to 10 days police custody.
Mahrang and other BYC members were arrested in March for 'attacking' the Quetta Civil Hospital and “inciting people to violence”.
The group faced a police crackdown a day earlier while demonstrating against alleged enforced disappearance.
Mahrang has been held at the Hudda District Prison in Quetta under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) — a law that empowers authorities to arrest and detain individuals suspected of posing a threat to public order, reported Dawn News.
Mahrang’s counsel, Advocate Israr Baloch, told Dawn.com that the BYC organiser and five other activists were presented before Judge Saadat Bazai, who approved the state prosecutor’s request for their 10-day physical remand.
Apart from Mahrang, the other activists are Gulzadi, Bebow Baloch, Sibghatullah Shahji, Ghaffar Baloch and Beberg Baloch.
The BYC is a Baloch advocacy group that is working against enforced disappearance for several years now.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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