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A heated exchange between the two took place during the hearing of a statement presented on behalf of the rights activist, Dr. Mahrang Baloch, who has been in custody since March. The petitioner had sought the elimination of the Mahrang name from the output control list (ECL), which restricts a person’s trip abroad.
Mazari was representing her in the Court, when, at one time, the president of the Supreme Court of the IHC commented: “If he would issue any order in this case, then Miss Mazari went down and support a program, [saying] That a dictator is sitting [here]. “
Given this, Mazari said he had said “could not be considered such an outside the limits of the law.”
“You must also remain within the limits of respect,” said the judge to tell Mazari.
Given that, Mazari clarified that “what I said was in a personal capacity,” and added that “the customer’s case should not affect.”
“If you have any prejudice against me, do not allow the client’s case to be affected. I have come here with a brief, not in a personal capacity,” added the lawyer.
At this point, Judge Dogar commented: “You commented that I am not a judge but sitting here as a” dictator. “Shouldn’t we initiate contempt for judicial procedures against him?”
It is not clear to what instance of Mazari he called him dictator to which the judge referred.
In response to the judge, Mazari said: “I have not said anything beyond the jurisdiction of the law and the Constitution. If you want to initiate contempt for judicial procedures, then do it. The Constitution has given me the right to freedom of expression, which is what I have used.”
Going to the husband of Mazari, the president of the Supreme Court of the IHC said: “Hadi Sahib, make her understand; if I have one day …”
Mazari then joked: “If we are in a stage in which the courts will threaten the lawyers, continue with contempt of court [proceedings]. “
It is known that Mazari is a vowel in his criticism of the Pakistani authorities. Previously, she was among the voices that requested an investigation into the accusations made by six IHC judges against interference in judicial affairs for the country’s intelligence apparatus in March.
Separately, an anti -terrorism court (ATC) in Quetta today extended the physical return of Dr. Mahrang Baloch and other organizers of the Balochjehti committee at the request of the Police.
Mahrang, together with other byc members, was arrested on March 22 for the position of “attacking” the Civil Hospital Quetta and “incite people to violence.” The arrests were made a day after the group faced a police repression while protested against forced disappearances.
