AN inquiry tribunal, comprising Justice Syed Shabbar Raza Rizvi of Lahore High Court, has asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to manage within one week production or statements of Sri Lankan cricket team members who were attacked at Liberty Chowk on March 3, 2009.
On Friday the tribunal recorded statements of SP Civil Lines Rai Ijaz, SP Model Town Abid Khan, DSP Racecourse Faisal Gulzar, DIG/Liaison Officer PCB Sohail Khan, SP Muhammad Ali Nekukar and ASI Hafeezullah.
Adjourning the in-camera proceedings of the judicial inquiry till March 30, the tribunal summoned 11 more police officials to record their statements.
The officers included the DSP Special Branch, the SHO Racecourse, the SHO Shadman, the SHO Ghalib Market, the ASI Model Town Riaz, the SI Zulqarnain, the ASI Ashiq and constables Muhammad Akbar, Ramzan, Saleem and Iftikhar.
Earlier in the inquiry, the home secretary, Punjab, the Inspector General of Police, the CCPO Lahore, the DCO Lahore, the DIG (Operations), the DIG (VVIP Securities), the SSP (Operations) Lahore, the SP Model Town, the AIG Special Branch, the AIG CIA (former and incumbent), the AIG Investigations and other police officials have been testified.
