Barrister Hassan Niazi was abducted, disappeared, tortured, and tried in a military court, and continues to be held by the regime under harsh conditions. #EndMilitaryTrials #AsimLaw
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The #Form47 regime will go to any length to provide extension and immunity to a dictator but have not implemented the Supreme Court's orders to legislate the right to appeal for civilians convicted in military courts.
#EndMilitaryTrials
104 civilians were tried with zero transparency in complete violation of fundamental due process rights and international laws.
As Imran Khan said, “By approving military trials, the Supreme Court has confessed its own failure.”
#EndMilitaryTrials
Political activists are still in custody after sham trials presided over by junior military officers. Pakistan under General Asim Munir stands isolated in the international community, as the trial of civilians by the military has no place in the civilized world. #EndMilitaryTrials
Barrister Hassan Niazi is a hero of the movement for restoration of democracy in Pakistan. He was disappeared, tortured and tried by a Kangaroo Military Court but has refused to bow before tyranny.
Free Hassan Niazi. #EndMilitaryTrials
A closed door jail trial is neither free nor fair, it is in fact a Military Trial. The so called Toshakhan 2 case is being conducted inside Adiala Jail, controlled by a serving Colonel, without the presence of Imran Khan’s family or members his legal team. #EndMilitaryTrials #FreeImranKhan
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This is an overreach of military authority that undermines the democratic process. The continued failure to address this issue calls into question the government's commitment to upholding the rule of law.
#EndMilitaryTrials
#JusticeForPakistan
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The use of military courts for civilians is widely condemned by international observers, including the ICJ, @amnesty.org, and @hrw.org experts, who cite violations of fair trial standards and evidence of systemic abuse.
#EndMilitaryTrials
#JusticeForPakistan
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The deadline has now been missed by 139 days, with no legislative action taken. This represents a significant challenge to judicial authority and the fair trial guarantees of Article 10-A of the Constitution.
#EndMilitaryTrials
#JusticeForPakistan
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The military regime of Pakistan remains noncompliant with a Supreme Court ruling from May’25. The Court mandated that legislation be enacted by 21 June to allow civilians convicted in military courts the right of appeal to a High Court.
@hrw.org @amnesty.org
#EndMilitaryTrials
The people of Pakistan demand justice: free civilians from military prisons! These are prisoners of injustice, not criminals. Trying civilians in military courts is a clear violation of Pakistan’s Constitution and international law.
#EndMilitaryTrials
…authoritarian practices, as noted by the International Commission of Jurists.
#EndMilitaryTrials
#SaveIndependentJudiciary
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A closed-door jail trial. A handpicked judge. No independent media allowed. Coerced witnesses. Manufactured evidence.
“This is not a civil trial, it is a military trial.” -Imran Khan
#EndMilitaryTrials #FreeImranKhan
Barrister Khadija Siddiqi has represented civilians tried in military courts where Colonels and Majors acted as judges. She states that some of the torture methods used before these trials are internationally prohibited.
#EndMilitaryTrials #AsimLaw
You don't have to be a lawyer to recognize injustice. You don't need to be a politician to raise your voice.
Imran Khan's sister Noreen Niazi urged everyone to support the civilians unjustly tried and convicted by military courts.
#EndMilitaryTrials
Various lawyers testified to how these supporters of PTI were subjected to UN sanctioned torture tactics. #EndMilitaryTrials
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It has now been 105 days since the Supreme Court directed the federal government on May 7th to introduce amendments in the Army Act granting civilians the right to appeal decisions of military courts.
#EndMilitaryTrials
“The constitutional courts, which are meant to deliver justice, are now filled with Asim Munir’s personal minions. Military courts have been declared legal, an act that is essentially a vote of no confidence by the judiciary against itself.”
Imran Khan, Adiala Jail (4- 24-25)
#EndMilitaryTrials
In just one jail trial, all of the regime’s claims around the #May9th_falseflag have been decimated. It is why the military regime has tried civilian political prisoners, in closed door military courts presided over by subordinate officers.
#EndMilitaryTrials
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The trials of civilians in military courts are a travesty of justice that violates local and international laws.
Amnesty International has previously termed the use of military courts in Pakistan an "intimidation tactic designed to crack down on dissent".
#EndMilitaryTrials
…worse than the actual enemies of Pakistan.
#SubtitledblByPTI
#EndMilitaryTrials
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The cruelty & vindictiveness haven’t stopped after civilians were transferred from Military custody to Kot Lakh Pat Jail. General Asim Munir’s regime has used every tool of oppression against supporters of Imran Khan, but no law applies to the #LondonPlan partner Nawaz Sharif.
#EndMilitaryTrials
After the injustice of a military trial, the civilians held prisoner in Kot Lakhpat Jail, Lahore, are facing inhuman conditions and harrasment, tantamount to torture.
#EndMilitaryTrials
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Pakistan Supreme Court has become a branch of the Executive after the 26th amendment after allowing trials of civilians in military courts.
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has condemned the decision, declaring that the country's judicial system has been effectively dismantled.
#EndMilitaryTrials
These secret, farcical “trials” presided over by junior officers following orders from their superiors, have now been legalized by the Pakistani Supreme Court.
#EndMilitaryTrials
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Mian Akram Usman, a former elected member of the provincial assembly, was finally released after spending two years in military captivity. Along with 105 others he was tried in illegal military courts after severe torture.
#EndMilitaryTrials
The blank paper he was made to sign was eventually used as a false confession in a military court after he was severely tortured.
These military courts have now been ratified by the Supreme Court in Pakistan.
#EndMilitaryTrials
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Olof Skoog, the EU Special Representative for Human Rights earlier this year warned the #Form47government not to use military courts to pursue cases against civilians.
#EndMilitaryTrials
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The Supreme Court has handed over the gavel of justice to Colonels and Majors. Pakistanis will now have to prove their innocence before junior officers acting on orders of their superiors.
#EndMilitaryTrials
There is no place for the military trial of civilians in the civilized world.
Pakistan's democracy, parliament, justice system, and the entire system of governance are nothing but a facade; an artificial construct to provide cover to the dictator behind the scenes.
#EndMilitaryTrials