ISLAMABAD: A judicial magistrate of Islamabad has acquitted Maulana Abdul Aziz, the chief cleric of Lal Masjid, from his last case.
The last case was registered by the Kohsar police on April 1, 2007 against Maulana Aziz which stated that he had threatened shopkeepers of Aabpara and Jinnah Super for selling movies containing indecent content.
In this regard, the prosecution produced 60 witnesses against the cleric. However, when the relevant witnesses, including the shopkeepers, were produced before the court, they disowned the prosecution’s story and claimed that Maulana Aziz had never threatened them or visited their shops.
Former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf had forced the police to register fake cases against the cleric and his family members, Maulana Wajihullah advocate, counsel of Maulana Aziz, said after his client’s acquittal.
The advocate said Maulana Aziz and his family members had now been acquitted from all fake cases but Musharraf himself was still facing trials.
