Sedition case: Court adjourns indictment proceedings against Shahbaz Gill

ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad adjourned the proceeding to indict PTI leader Shahbaz Gill in sedition case on Tuesday, ARY News reported.

As per details, the additional sessions judge Tahir Abbas heard the petition case against the PTI leader.

The public prosecutor told the court that he is ready to give arguments on both petitions today but Gill’s lawyer said that for a fair trial we need to know who are the suspects.

There are seven to eight more suspects but we do not know who they are. I want the list of those suspects so that I know who they are, he added.

The prosecutor replied that the two suspects are appearing in court. The judge said that the prosecutor told the court that there are no other suspects than these two.

At this, Gill’s lawyer asked the court to postpone the hearing.

The court then postponed the hearing till December 3.

Earlier, a district and Sessions court of Islamabad had rejected the post-arrest bail petition of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill in a sedition case.

It is pertinent to mention here that a case was registered against Shahbaz Gill at the Kohsar police station, Islamabad. He was accused of creating a divide in the state institution.