Decisi­on came after the accuse­d sought time to hire legal counse­lISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of a review petition filed in the Mukhtaran Mai case against the acquittal of 13 people accused of gang-rape. In March 2005, five convicts were acquitted by a Lahore High Court bench while one’s sentence was converted into life imprisonment. Mai filed a review petition against the judgment in May 2011. In her review petition, Mai has pleaded that the court should review and recall the judgment and grant relief as prayed in the appeal. 13 accused in Mukhtaran Mai case set freeMai took the rare step of filing criminal charges against her attackers.

Source: The Express Tribune March 06, 2019 06:00 UTC