Police force lawyers to keep protest indoors
HYDERABAD, Nov 6: Lawyers across the province boycotted courts against the imposition of emergency on the second day running on Tuesday and staged rallies, marches and demonstrations and held meetings within the courts’ premises after heavy contingents of police manning all the entry and exit points stopped them from taking their protest to roads.
In Hyderabad, they held a meeting within the courts premises, raised slogans against the government, wore black armbands and hoisted black flag on the roof of bar room. They also staged a demonstration within the civil courts premises.
Police, meanwhile, sent political parties leaders and activists, Afzal Gujjar, Badar Soomro, Tanvir Siddiqui and Sultan Sheikh of PML-N, Ali Haris of Islami Jamiat Talaba and several others to Central Jail under Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance (MPO).
In Nawabshah, members of District bar Association (DBA) staged a demonstration within the courts’ premises and said they would hold a general body to decide future strategy on Wednesday.
In Larkana and Qambar-Shahdadkot, lawyers boycotted courts, held general body meetings in bar rooms and hoisted black blacks and wore black armbands round their arms.
Meanwhile, partial strike was observed in Larkana in protest against the arrest of Pakistan People’s Party workers and lawyers amid heavy patrolling by police in the city.
A group of PPP workers led by Punhal Soomro staged a procession in protest against the arrest of Ayaz Soomro, president of Larkana chapter of the party.
Lawyers in Sanghar, Naushahro Feroze, Mirpurkhas, Umerkot, Khairpur, Gambat, Thari Mirwah, Pir Jo Goth and Badin condemned use of brutal force against lawyers and journalists and vowed to continue struggle till the restoration of democracy.
They staged demonstrations within courts’ premises and raised slogans “Go Musharraf Go”, “removal of judges not acceptable” after heavy contingents of police who had besieged the court’s buildings stopped them from coming out.
Source: Dawn
Date:11/7/2007
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