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\u2022 Unanimous decision by five-member bench orders proceedings against May 9 suspects to be shifted to criminal courts ISLAMABAD: In a judgement that was hailed widely across the political spectrum, a five-member bench of the Supreme Court on Monday declared unconstitutional by a majority of 4-1 the military trials of civilians<\/a> for their alleged role in attacks on army installations.<\/p>\n Led by Justice Ijazul Ahsan, the bench comprising Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Yahya Afridi, Syed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, and Justice Ayesha A Malik unanimously emphasised that the cases of the accused involved in the May 9 riots will proceed before criminal courts.<\/p>\n \u201cWithout prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the trials of civilians and accused persons, being around 103 persons who were identified in the list provided to the apex court by the attorney general for Pakistan (AGP) and all other persons who are now or may at any time be similarly placed in relation to the events arising from and out of May 9 and 10, 2023, shall be tried by criminal courts of competent jurisdiction established under the ordinary and\/or special law of the land in relation to such offences of which they may stand accused,\u201d the order said.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Four out of five judges declare multiple provisions of army act \u2018unconstitutional, without legal effect\u2019; govt to file appeal soon<\/strong><\/p>\n