{"id":595,"date":"2008-09-04T18:39:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-04T18:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chiefjusticeblog.com\/2008\/09\/04\/police-baton-charge-lawyers-in-islamabad-several-injured\/"},"modified":"2008-09-04T18:39:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-04T18:39:00","slug":"police-baton-charge-lawyers-in-islamabad-several-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chiefjusticeblog.com\/lawyersmovement\/police-baton-charge-lawyers-in-islamabad-several-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Police baton-charge lawyers in Islamabad, several injured."},"content":{"rendered":"
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ISLAMABAD: The protesting lawyers reached in front of the Supreme Court building after removing the barricades here in Islamabad on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Police, in an attempt to stop lawyers, started baton-charge on them, causing injuries to many lawyers. Whereas, angry lawyers have reached in front of Supreme Court after removing barbwires and other hurdles.<\/p>\n

The protesting lawyers were chanting slogans for the restoration of deposed judges and independence of judiciary.<\/p>\n

Earlier, lawyers had announced to stage sit-in before the Parliament House.<\/p>\n

link: http:\/\/www.geo.tv\/9-4-2008\/24152.htm<\/a> <\/p>\n

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Lawyers protest at SC; police resort to baton charge.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>ISLAMABAD: Pakistani riot police used sticks to beat lawyers demanding the reinstatement of dozens of judges sacked by former president Pervez Musharraf.<\/p>\n

The riot broke out after around 100 black-suited lawyers tried to enter the Supreme Court building by climbing the main gates, shouting slogans against the new chief justice appointed by Musharraf in November.<\/p>\n

After the 15-minute brawl, the lawyers retreated but continued their demonstration.<\/p>\n

Some 500 lawyers had been joined by political party workers and other supporters carrying black flags, placards and banners in front of parliament house and the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

“This is the representative gathering of all lawyers and bar associations of Pakistan and our struggle will continue until the reinstatement of all judges,” SCBA President Aitzaz Ahsan said.<\/p>\n

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