Islamabad, August 28
A Pakistani court today ordered the release of Hafeez Muhammad Saeed, founder leader of banned Lashkar-e-Toyaba (LeT), on the ground the government had failed
to provide strong reasons for his arrest.
The Lahore High Court held that the government had failed to provide strong reasons for his arrest and his detention was based on speculation that he could disturb
peace, Saeed's lawyer Nazir Ahmad Ghazi told PTI from Lahore.
Judge Akhtar Shabbir quashed the detention order saying the government had failed to provide any proof or strong reasons for his detention.
The court accepted the defence counsel's argument that Saeed had never indulged in activities to disturb peace and the government had failed to provide proof, he said.
In view of the court's order, the government had to release him, Ghazi said,adding that "he is free from this
minute".
Saeed, who currently heads a NGO called Jamat-ud-Dawa (JUD), was arrested on August 10.
— PTI
