Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Media barred to cover Shazia case as accused appears in court

Media barred to cover Shazia case as accused appears in court LAHORE: The main accused in maidservant Shazia murder case Chaudhry Naeem advocate has been presented in the court amid tense environment created by lawyers that also threatened media.

The accused Chaudhry Naeem presented in Cantt court on Tuesday. The relatives of Shazia and large number of lawyers were presented at this occasion. The lawyers blamed media for creating hype about the case and tried to stop them to cover the event. On the other hand, the relatives of Shazia were expelled from the court.

Earlier, additional district and session judge Shafiqur Rehman has granted the interim bail to Chaudhry Naeem’s wife and sister-in-law till February 3 and directed the police authorities to submit record. Chaudhry Naeem’s son had already got the interim bail.