SCBA President Nominated in ATC Judge’s Killing
SCBA President Abdul Latif Afridi condemned the killing and said it was a crime in Pashtun culture to target women and children
A judge of a Swat anti-terrorism court (ATC), Aftab Afridi, was killed along with three family members including his wife and two sons near Ambar Interchange in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Sunday while the victim’s family asserts the murder was done over personal rivalry.
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Advocate Latif Afridi has been nominated in the First Information Report (FIR) along with his son and five other suspects.
The victim’s brother, Saeed Afridi, asserted that the ATC judge was killed over personal rivalry.
“My brother has been murdered by SCBA President Advocate Latif Afridi and his son Danish Afridi as well as Jamal Gulmat Shah, Abid Khan, Badshah, Muhammad Shafiq and Jameel”, he alleged.
Swabi and Jamrud police conducted a joint raid and booked three suspects possibly involved in the incident. The suspect includes a lawyer too and they have been shifted to Swabi.
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Swabi Bar President Danyal Khan announced that the lawyers would not appear in the courts today.
The judicial staff took out a rally from the bar room to sessions court wearing black armbands.
SCBA official refutes allegations
However, SCBA President Abdul Latif Afridi condemned the killing and refuted allegations leveled against him.
He said it was a crime in Pashtun culture to target women and children.
Attack condemned
The judge’s family was traveling to Islamabad from Peshawar through Swabi when the vehicle was ambushed.
The security guard and driver of Aftab Afridi sustained serious injuries in the attack.
Prime Minister Imran Khan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, and KP Governor Shah Farman condemned the heinous act.
Strongly condemn the murder of ATC judge Aftab Afridi, his wife & 2 children at Anbar Interchange, Swabi. The perpetrators of this gruesome act will be apprehended & dealt with full severity of the law.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 4, 2021
Strongly condemn the brutal killing of ATC Swat Judge Aftab Afridi & his family https://t.co/69eJB4Lex0 sympathies with the bereaved family and prayers for the eternal peace of the departed souls.
إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ— Mahmood Khan (@IMMahmoodKhan) April 4, 2021
The officials vowed perpetrators would be brought to justice.
