DonLever Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 LAHORE, Pakistan -- A 9-month-old Pakistani boy has been swept up in an attempted murder investigation that highlights the country's dysfunctional criminal justice system where even children are not immune from questionable legal decisions. The toddler was brought to court last Friday as part of an investigation relating to an incident where residents in his neighbourhood clashed with police. He was granted bail by a judge. The incident began in late January and touches on many of the challenges Pakistan faces such as electricity shortages and faulty police investigations. Photos A Pakistani lawyer gets thumb impression of a nine-month-old boy on legal papers for bail in Lahore, Pakistan, on April 3, 2014. He was swept up in an attempted murder investigation that is highlighting the country's dysfunctional criminal justice system. (AP Photo) Police and energy officials went to the neighbourhood on Jan. 31 to disconnect customers who they said were stealing electricity and gas. Such pilferage is common in Pakistan, and attempts to disconnect customers are sometimes met with violence. Police said they were pelted with stones by angry residents, while the toddler's grandfather says some neighbourhood women attacked the police with batons. That altercation sparked police to open an attempted murder investigation into 30 people in the neighbourhood, including the father of the toddler and his unnamed son, said police officer Atif Zulfiqar, who is in charge of the area. The grandfather, Malik Muhammed Yaseen, said the police came to the house multiple times looking for the son, and when they were told that he was less than a year old they told the family to take him to the court to get bail. A lawyer for the family, Irfan Tarar, said police appeared to have no idea that the son was so young. He said after the boy was brought to the court on April 3 to get bail, the family spirited him away to the city of Faisalabad to protect him. The lawyer said the police "blindly" registered the attempted murder case against a baby and said the entire episode was really related to a property dispute between the landlord and the tenants, which included the baby's family. But Zulfiqar from the police contends the family isn't being truthful. He said the police hadn't deliberately targeted the infant but were looking for a more grown-up son that they believe the family is still protecting. He said the family produced the infant as a way to deflect attention. The grandfather denied this. Wherever the truth lies, legal analysts say the case shows the deficiencies in a Pakistani criminal justice system where police often lack investigation skills and the legal system can be abused for personal gain. Legal expert Babar Awan said the judge should have thrown out the case against the baby the day he was produced in court and faulted the police for a shoddy investigation. "There is also a flaw in the legal system, and it needs to be reformed," he said. The next hearing the case is April 12 although the family's lawyer says they have been told by the police that they are dropping any investigation of the infant Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/9-month-old-pakistani-boy-accused-of-attempted-murder-1.1768701#ixzz2yRhudUK5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbro Baggins Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 It's a terrible sign when threads like these cease to surprise or shock me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkSniper Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Put the baby on the stand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KING ALBERTS Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 this is what happens when the 3rd world tries to keep up with north america Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummer4now Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 this is what happens when the 3rd world tries to keep up with north america Whats that supposed to mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummer4now Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Id say more than half of these stories later turn out to false.. like the kim jong un haircut new story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiginJapan Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Don't believe everything you read. In fact, discount pretty much everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gross-Misconduct Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 goo goo gaa gaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel_3 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Give him the chair!.......... The Bumbo chair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 The baby was granted bail by the judge? A 9 month year old...when you think the world can't get any worse... Put the baby on the stand! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Soooo my faith in humanity just plummeted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lychees Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Stolen gas hidden in the baby's diaper, did the cop smell it? AAAND IM OUT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
key2thecup Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 The human species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilduce39 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Before you discount the story I read that kid has prior incidents during nap time that may have led to him being charged.. specifically resisting a rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLever Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 Don't believe everything you read. In fact, discount pretty much everything. Why don't you click on the CTV link and see the video yourself? http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/9-month-old-pakistani-boy-accused-of-attempted-murder-1.1768701#ixzz2yRhudUK5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlainVigneault'sGum Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Imagine how much tail this kid is going to get in junior high. What a badass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Judge: Do you understand the charges against you? Baby: Goo goo ga ga Judge: Do you have representation? Lawyer: Yes your honor I have been retained by the baby with a 20 year promisary note Judge: How does your client plead? Lawyer: One moment please as I confer... He says he has made a big poopie Judge: I don't understand the clients response, is this a request for bail? Lawyer: He says you're harshing his nap time Judge: I will grant a recess as requested. Baliff place the defendant in indefinate custody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 If the "onesie" doesn't fit, you must acquit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horny Manatee Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 If the shoe fits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KING ALBERTS Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Whats that supposed to mean? I guess what I'm trying to say is that Pakistan is like a Volvo trying to be a Ferrari. If you need me to elaborate more I will call them barely civilized savages, but I'd like to avoid that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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