MQM's Saulat Mirza is set to be executed on Mar. 19th - Postponed [UPDATED]

[Jolie]

Re: MQM’s Saulat Mirza is set to be executed on Mar. 19th - Postponed [UPDATED]

@Decent_6Chora

Legally speaking NO unless he can provide credible evidence but hey its Pakistan. You never know if someone still want to use Altaf Bhai or not. Altaf bhai’s fate depends on that. Even look at the case by Rangers, that will not stand in court for more than couple of proceedings. Altaf bhai’s lawyer can easily debate that he meant “k yee loog retire ho jaeen gai”

This is a stupid case just to pressurize Altaf bhai. I am sure they could have registered more solid and tight cases if they wanted.

Errr no!

All he needs to do is to repeat his confession in front of the Magistrate, and only then his confession will hold any legal weight. His confession itself is a piece of evidence! Hence the decision to postpone his execution in order to make the most of his confession in legal terms.

The onus is not on him to provide any ‘credible evidence’. He’s just confessing and giving as much information as he possibly can about some of serious crimes he had committed along with the help of others. It is part of police, prosecution and other investigating agencies to utilise his confession to help find credible evidence against Altaf Hussain, and present it in front of the court. This is how the legal system works!

I think most people are quite ignorant about the fact how seriously inclusive confessions/witness statements/testimonies are taken in the real court rooms. They may not be the sole criteria to prosecute anyone, but they are still an integral part of police investigation and prosecution.