Islamabad: Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed and his four aides have been detained for "spreading terrorism in the name of jihad", Pakistan's interior ministry has reportedly told a judicial review board.
PTI reported that Saeed appeared before the board on Saturday and told it that he had been detained by the Pakistani government in order to stop him from “raising voice for Kashmiris”.
The board directed the ministry to submit a complete record regarding the detention of Saeed and his aides — Zafar Iqbal, Abdul Rehman Abid, Abdullah Ubaid and Qazi Kashif Niaz — on next hearing on Monday.
The board also sought the personal appearance of the attorney general of Pakistan in the next hearing.
Police produced Saeed and his four aides before the board at Lahore registry of the apex court amid high security. A large number of Saeed's supporters gathered outside the court, PTI reported.
"The allegations levelled by the government against me had never been proved by any state institution. My organisation and I have been victimised for raising voice for freedom of Kashmir and criticising the government’s weak policy on the Kashmir issue," Saeed said.
Saeed appealed to the board to set aside the Punjab government's detention order.
On April 30, detention of Saeed and his four aides was extended by the Punjab government for another 90 days under preventative detention under 11 EEE (I) and 11D of Anti- Terrorism Act 1997.
The Punjab government on January 30 had put these five under house arrest in Lahore for their involvement in activities which can be prejudicial to peace and security.
The government has also placed JuD and FIF under second schedule of the anti-terrorism act.
The Nawaz government had reportedly acted against Saeed after the US clearly told Islamabad that in case of not taking action against JuD and Saeed it may face sanctions.
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