Judgment reserved on Sarim Burney's bail plea in child trafficking case
Pakistan
Children alleged to be trafficked living in Karachi
KARACHI (Dunya News) - Karachi’s local court has reserved the judgment on the bail plea of Sarim Burney against a case of child trafficking and forged documentation.
The hearing was held on Sarim Burney’s bail plea in a case against him today.
During the hearing, Sarim Burney’s lawyer informed the court that his client was arrested at Karachi Airport on his return from the USA.
Lawyer contended that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) was opting for delay tactics in the trial.
The investigation officer hadn’t submitted the case challan despite the passage of five months, he added. Defence lawyer disclosed that the children who were alleged to be trafficked had been living in Karachi.
The defence lawyer requested the court to acquit Sarim Burney as he was deserving to be freed.
Consequently, the court reserved the verdict on the bail plea of Sarim Burney in the child trafficking and forged documentation case.
CHARGES AGAINST SARIM BURNEY
FIA took social activist and entrepreneur Sarim Burney into custody from the Karachi airport on June 5.
According to sources in the FIA, Burney was arrested by a team from the FIA Anti-Human Trafficking Wing following a human trafficking complaint received from the US government.
It is alleged that Sarim Burney, the founder and chairman of a non-profitable organisation Sarim Burney Welfare Trust, was involved in illegal adoption practices, including human trafficking, spanning across the United States, Canada and other countries.
