52 PTI workers released on bail in protest case

ISLAMABAD:

The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Wednesday granted post-arrest bail to 52 PTI workers arrested on charges of vandalism and other offences during the November 26, protest. The court ordered the release of the accused on surety bonds of Rs5,000 each.

In a written judgment, ATC Judge Abual Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain said that as per the record, the petitioners were not named in the FIR and were sent to jail on judicial remand after the investigation was completed. The verdict said that prima facie, a case for further inquiry is made out against the accused and the charge can be framed only after the evidence is recorded.