Lawyers fraternity in Sialkot has refused to take up the case of the suspects of lynching of Priyantha. The Sialkot District Bar Association has announced that its member lawyers have refused to represent the suspects in this case.
In a meeting of the Sialkot District Bar Association, a majority of the lawyers said that none of their members would pursue the case on behalf of the suspects.
Meanwhile, the Sialkot police presented eight more suspects in in the court on Dec 8 in connection with the murder case of Sri Lankan national, Priyantha Kumara in an anti-terrorism court.
The workers of the factory where the deceased was a senior manager were presented in the Gujranwala anti-terrorism court that remanded them in police custody for 13 days. The court ordered police to present the suspects in court again on Dec 21.
The suspects were identified and arrested with the help of CCTV footage. They were suspected of torturing the deceased Sri Lankan national on the roof of the factory, dragging his body on the road, and later setting it on fire.
Two days ago, the police had obtained a 15-day physical remand of 26 suspects from the anti-terrorism court. They are suspected to have incited factory workers against Kumara.
The police also arrested suspects belonging to other districts, including Sialkot, Gujrat, Narowal, Lodhran, Rahim Yar Khan and Gujranwala. The law enforcers are identifying suspects through CCTV footage and arresting them using mobile phone data and other technological means.
So far, 345 workers of Rajco Industries have been arrested and shifted to an unidentified location for interrogation. Raids are being conducted in other districts, including Sialkot, to arrest more workers. Police have presented 34 suspects in the anti-terrorism court after conducting an identity parade.
Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry expressed sorrow over the killing of Mr Kumara. Qasim Malik, the chamber’s vice president, said the killing had dealt a major blow to the local industry. A meeting of businessmen in Sialkot was held that decided to provide financial assistance of Rs17.3 million and the monthly salary of the deceased to his family.
Mr Malik said the chamber was also launching a training and counselling campaign for workers, adding that desks would be set up in factories where workers could register their complaints. The respective human resource department would take immediate notice of the complaints so that such incidents could be prevented in the future. Attendance of workers in Rajco Industries remained low on the second consecutive day.
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SHAME ON SUCH VIOLATORS OF THEIR OATH . THEY ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO DEFEND KILLERS; ATTACK HOSPITAL WARDS, ATTACK JUDEGES AND KILL THEM IN COURTS.
THEY SHOULD HANG THEIR HEADS IN SHAME AND PONDER.