Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Malir Rao Anwar has challenged his suspension in the Sindh High Court (SHC).
Sindh chief minister Murad Ali Shah suspended Anwar to raid MQM leader Khawaja Izhar-ul-Hasan’s house without the permission of the Sindh Assembly speaker.
Chief Minister had asked the Sindh inspector general to suspend Anwar on Friday for arresting Hasan without “taking the government into confidence”.
In the petition Anwar plead that the raid was conducted in accordance with the law and his suspension orders illegal.
“All legal formalities were fulfilled while raiding the house of Khawaja Izhar,” he stated in the petition.
Following his suspension orders, Anwar had clarified before the media that permission from the speaker of the Sindh Assembly was not needed before arrest of any lawmaker.
“We need to inform in writing the speaker of the national or provincial assemblies after the arrest is made,” he said at the time.
He said Hasan had pending FIRs against him. “If there was FIR registered against anyone, a sub-inspector has powers to arrest such persons nominated in the FIR and he has no need to seek permission from anyone.”
“I have adopted a legal procedure for his arrest,” he had claimed, adding that he was placed under suspension in haste and it was wrong to do so.
