26th June 2005

The Pakistani human rights activist and Chairman Ansar Burney Trust, Ansar Burney, Advocate has demanded an immediate judicial enquiry in the matter of a barbaric act by police where the lips of an under trial prisoner were stiched in Vehari Prison in the province of Punjab in Pakistan.

Ansar Burney said that according to the information and evidences received by the Ansar Burney Trust, on June 23, Muhammad Hussain and a policeman Muhammad Din exchanged hot words and later on came to blows. The prisoner started shouting and abusing the policemen. Thereafter, his lips were allegedly stitched by seven policemen.- Muhammad Hussain in currently under treatment at the jail hospital.

“Prisoner Muhammad Hussain was driven to Vehari from Multan central jail on June 22 to attend the court for hearing in a case against him”. Mr Burney added.

He said unfortunately the high officials even the concerned court did not take any action against the accused policemen who were involved in stiching the lips. Instead of arresting the policemen or investigating the matter, action was instead taken against Mohammed Hussain. The Daniwal police in Vehari afterwards registered a case against him for attempted suicide. In this process, he could not be shifted back to the prison in Multan and was kept illegally in the judicial lock-up for another day.

When Vehari police brought Muhammed Hussain back to Multan central jail the prisoner had injuries on his chin and cheeks. The prisoner told the jail authorities that police had also kept him for some time in Vehari’s Machhiwal police station.

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