Supreme Court acquits two murder accused after 14 year jail
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday acquitted two murder accused imprisoned for the last 13 and 11 years, for having no concrete evidence against them.
A three-judge bench headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa passed the releasing order of accused Hamid and Yaseen and remarked, "I am surprised on the performance of subordinate courts."
Hamid was arrested for murdering a person in 2004, whereas Yaseen was put behind bars in 2006. They were given death sentence by trial courts and later upheld by Islamabad High Court.
The two had appealed against their sentence in the Supreme Court, which acquitted them as all eye-witnesses were found fake and liars. (APP)
