SC declares death penalty null and void after 12 years
Pakistan
Two persons set at liberty
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared the verdict in a death sentence null and void and released two prisoners.
Justice Jamal Mandokhel, Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi and Justice Naeem Afghan announced the decision.
Hence, the death sentence of Muhammad Ijaz and the life imprisonment of Naseem Akhtar stood null and void.
In 2010, Muhammad Ijaz and Naseem Akhtar were proven guilty in the killing of the latter’s husband.
In the ruling, it was further said that according to their lawyers, no illicit relationship was proved between the two suspects. It was alleged that the deceased was not given a share of the family inheritance over which he committed suicide.
The ruling mentioned that that there was a contradiction in the statements as the deceased had not registered any case against his wife and Ijaz.
