An anti-terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore on Saturday rejected preliminary bail petitions filed by Senior Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI) leader Omar Ayub in three separate cases linked to violence on May 9, with reference to his absence from litigation.
The cases relate to attacks on key state and military properties during May 9th riots, including the high profiled events in Lahores Jinnah House and Askari Tower.
ATC judge Manzar Ali Yellow presided the consultations and noticed Ayub’s failure to appear in court as a reason for rejecting his guarantee care. A request for a one-day exemption from appearance was also rejected.
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Ayub, who previously served as opposition leader in the National Assembly, had secured a preliminary bail in connection with the cases, but was obliged to continue to appear before the court. His failure to comply resulted in cancellation of his bail.
Last month, Faisalabad sentenced ATC Top PTI leaders, including Ayub, to up to 10 years in prison in cases related to the protests on May 9.
Head of the opposition in Senate Shibli Faraz, Zartaj Yellow, MNA Sahibzada Hamid Raza and former MNA Sheikh Rashid Shafiq were among the 108 PTI leaders sentenced by 185 individuals involved in the cases.
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On Friday, the National Assembly removed three PTI leaders from central parliamentary attitudes following the disqualification of several party fores.
Ayub was deprived of his attitude as opposition leader, yellow lost his role as parliamentary leader, and Ahmad Chattha was removed as Deputy Parliamentary Leader.
The protests on May 9-triggered by the arrest of PTI founder Imran Khan became a series of violent clashes across the country, with several PTI leaders and supporters facing charges under the law of anti-terrorism. The state has since moved to prosecute those involved in the attacks on military and public infrastructure.
