Pakistan [Islamabad] TikToker Ayesha Akram, who was mistreated in Minar-e-Pakistan a couple of years ago, refused to pursue her case and forgave the perpetrators, Dawn reported on Monday.
Additional Sessions Judge Gul Abbas issued an order for the hearing held on June 25 and said that the victim appeared before the court on June 3 and submitted an affidavit saying that she did not wish to pursue the case as there had been forgiven "all his suspects for the sake of Allah and his Holy Prophet (PBUH)."
The TikToker added that she "had no objection to the suspects being acquitted." He said she wanted to record that statement "with her consent and without any fear or threat."
Additional Sessions Judge Gul Abbas today issued an order of the hearing held on June 25, a copy of which is available on Dawn.com.
In August 2021, Lahore police arrested hundreds of unidentified people for assaulting and robbing the TikToker and her companion in the city's Iqbal Grand Park on Independence Day.
According to Dawn, the incident came amid a renewed focus on violence against women in Pakistan, following the murders of Noor Mukadam and Quratul Ain in July 2021.
Videos of the incident were widely shared on social media, prompting strong reactions from celebrities and politicians.
The Lorry Adda police had registered the first information report (FIR) against 400 unidentified people for assaulting, sexually abusing and stripping the TikToker on the eve of August 14, 2021, according to Dawn.
Police later also arrested an associate of the victim after she accused him of blackmail.
Police later arrested an associate of the victim, who claimed that the TikToker had been blackmailing him.
The associate alleged that the TikToker had attempted to extort him in exchange for dropping the charges. The TikToker accused the associate of blackmail, which led to his arrest.
Sections 354-A (assault or use of criminal force against a woman and stripping her of her clothes), 382 (robbery after preparation made to cause death, injury or restraint to commit the robbery), 147 (riot) and 149 ( illegal assembly). ) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) had been included in the FIR.
In August 2021, more than 100 suspects were arrested in connection with the assault. However, 98 of them were released soon after the victim and members of her team failed to identify them during an identification parade at Lahore's Camp Jail.
After six suspects were taken into police custody, another eight suspects were arrested in October 2021 and also remanded in custody.
In January 2022, a Lahore sessions court granted bail following his arrest to a suspect accused of playing a key role in blackmail and assault in connivance with the main suspect. The following month, the Lahore High Court granted bail after arrest to four suspects, including the main suspect.
In November 2022, a sessions court formally charged 16 suspects, including the main suspect, with the crime. The suspects pleaded not guilty and opted to stand trial.
Additional Sessions Judge Gul Abbas issued an order for the hearing held on June 25 and said that the victim appeared before the court on June 3 and submitted an affidavit saying that she did not wish to pursue the case as there had been forgiven "all his suspects for the sake of Allah and his Holy Prophet (PBUH)."
The TikToker added that she "had no objection to the suspects being acquitted." He said she wanted to record that statement "with her consent and without any fear or threat."
Additional Sessions Judge Gul Abbas today issued an order of the hearing held on June 25, a copy of which is available on Dawn.com.
In August 2021, Lahore police arrested hundreds of unidentified people for assaulting and robbing the TikToker and her companion in the city's Iqbal Grand Park on Independence Day.
According to Dawn, the incident came amid a renewed focus on violence against women in Pakistan, following the murders of Noor Mukadam and Quratul Ain in July 2021.
Videos of the incident were widely shared on social media, prompting strong reactions from celebrities and politicians.
The Lorry Adda police had registered the first information report (FIR) against 400 unidentified people for assaulting, sexually abusing and stripping the TikToker on the eve of August 14, 2021, according to Dawn.
Police later also arrested an associate of the victim after she accused him of blackmail.
Police later arrested an associate of the victim, who claimed that the TikToker had been blackmailing him.
The associate alleged that the TikToker had attempted to extort him in exchange for dropping the charges. The TikToker accused the associate of blackmail, which led to his arrest.
Sections 354-A (assault or use of criminal force against a woman and stripping her of her clothes), 382 (robbery after preparation made to cause death, injury or restraint to commit the robbery), 147 (riot) and 149 ( illegal assembly). ) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) had been included in the FIR.
In August 2021, more than 100 suspects were arrested in connection with the assault. However, 98 of them were released soon after the victim and members of her team failed to identify them during an identification parade at Lahore's Camp Jail.
After six suspects were taken into police custody, another eight suspects were arrested in October 2021 and also remanded in custody.
In January 2022, a Lahore sessions court granted bail following his arrest to a suspect accused of playing a key role in blackmail and assault in connivance with the main suspect. The following month, the Lahore High Court granted bail after arrest to four suspects, including the main suspect.
In November 2022, a sessions court formally charged 16 suspects, including the main suspect, with the crime. The suspects pleaded not guilty and opted to stand trial.
