May 9 vandalism: ‘Only 6 cases being processed to be tried in military courts,’ says minister

• Sanaullah says that 499 FIRs were registered after the May 9 violence.
• 19 in Punjab, 14 accused in KP handed over to the army.
• The minister said that 3944 suspects have been arrested under terrorism laws.

Home Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Friday that “only six” of the nearly 500 cases registered after the May 9 vandalism are being prosecuted under the Army Act, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said. Rejects the impression that all those arrested will face military courts.

“The rest will be tried in normal courts,” he said at a press conference today to clear the air about the government’s crackdown on those allegedly involved in the May 9 disaster.

Rana Sanaullah said that “various analyzes and conspiracies are being spread… so I thought it better to come here and give the facts and figures.”

Elaborating on the legal action taken so far against those who attacked government and military installations, the interior said that following the violent protests that broke out across the country, 499 First Information Reports (FIRs) were filed in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. ) were recorded.

88 of them have been booked under the Anti-Terrorism Act. [ATA]While 411 have been registered under other charges.

Sanaullah further said that 3944 suspects were arrested in both provinces, 2588 of them were detained from Punjab, while 1099 were arrested by KP authorities.

The Home Minister added that 5536 more arrests were made in other cases. However, 80 percent of them have been released on bail.

Furthermore, in an attempt to clear the air regarding military courts, he categorically denied rumors that all cases would be tried in military courts and clarified that only 7 cases out of 499 were being tried in military courts.

It is being said that everything is being taken to military courts. This is not true. Only 19 accused in Punjab and 14 in KP have been transferred to military courts. These steps are not being taken anywhere else,” he clarified.

The Home Minister assured more people that no innocent person will be implicated in the cases. However, he said the law would take its course against those who instigated, planned and carried out the violent acts of May 9 and 10.

Sanaullah then referred to the procedure by which the cases would be handed over to the military authorities and said they would determine whether there was a violation of the Pakistan Army Act (PAA) 1952 or the Official Secrets Act 1923. has happened

Those found guilty of violating them will be prosecuted under army rules.

Elaborating further, the federal minister said that both laws come into play “when a person suggests or incites another person to trespass in a prohibited area – be it a building, area or Office of Ownership of Sensitive Institutions Responsible for the Defense of the Nation.”

Earlier, Sanaullah said that the people have rejected Khan’s politics of anarchy and anarchy. He also accused Khan and the PTI of planning violent acts and leaving a “wide trail of evidence”.