The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan questioned the evidentiary processes used in convictions and asked for comprehensive records of civilian-military courts from the military. On ...
Justice Jamal Mandokhail emphasised that crimes committed during the May 9 incidents cannot be denied, but the critical issue remains the jurisdiction of the trials. “The question is not whether a ...
Supreme Court's constitutional bench debates jurisdiction of military courts for civilian trials, questioning case selection criteria and appeal rights for May 9 suspects.
While they have employed militarycourts to deal with civilians themselves, they objected to Pakistan doing so for the May 9 riots. The West had previously expressed no concerns about Pakistan ...
Exploring the global practices of trying civilians in militarycourts and examining Pakistan’s framework side by side helps in developing an adequate understanding of this complexity ...