Islamabad police to challenge court sentence against colleagues

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police on Friday announced to challenge sentence awarded to the SSP operations and SHO in contempt case related to PTI leaders Shehryar Afridi and Shandana Gulzar detention under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance.

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday sentenced federal capital’s Deputy Commissioner Irfan Nawaz Memon, Superintendent of Police (SSP) Operations Jameel Zafar and Station House Officer (SHO) Naseer Manzoor of Kohsar Police Station for contempt of court. 

Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Babar Sattar announced the verdict in the case.

The court sentenced Islamabad DC to six months in prison, SSP to four months in prison and SHO for two months. All three of them have also been fined for Rs100,000 each. 

IHC sentences Islamabad police officials to prison

Meanwhile, the court suspended the sentence for a month and gave time to the DC to file an appeal against the decision. 

The ICT police spokesperson in a post on X said the police will file an intra-court appeal against the contempt sentence awarded to the police officers.

The police and the deputy commissioner used their powers to ensure law and order, the statement said.

The spokesperson said SSP operations and the SHO will continue to discharge their duties until the final verdict in the case.