ISLAMABAD: The high court of Islamabad had ruled that the power of the deputy commissioner of Islamabad to arrest anyone under section 3 of Maintenance of Public Order ordinance was illegal.
The judgement came on an application against the arrest of PTI leaders Shehriyar Arfridi and Shandana Hulzar against their arrest by the deputy commissioner of Islamabad under 3-MPO.
The high court had ordered the release of the PTI leaders earlier and released its detailed verdict today.
The court ruled that the power to yo arrest any person under section 3 of the MPO rested only with the federal government. The court then disposed of the applications.
It may be mentioned here that the deputy commissioners across the country use the ordinance to arrest any political figure even if they are freed by court in any other case on the pretext of maintaining law and order.
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