A district and sessions court in Lahore on Saturday ordered the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to conduct an inquiry against Grand Health Alliance (GHA) Punjab Chairman Dr Irfan for allegedly provoking a clash between doctors and lawyers as it could be seen in a video clip that went viral on the social media a day before the lawyers stormed the Punjab Institute of Cardiology in Lahore on Dec. 11.
Additional session judge Amjad Ali Shah presided over a petition filed by advocate Haider Zaman for registration of a case against Dr Irfan.
The petitioner contended that the lawyers were humiliated by Dr Irfan of the PIC, and it was a well thought out and organised conspiracy to instigate lawyers.
It further argued that Dr Irfan’s speech was a cause of human lives, and the FIA had been approached by the lawyers for initiation of a case against him but to no avail.
It pleaded with the court to prosecute Dr Irfan under the Cyber Crime Act.
The order, which came on an application filed against Dr Irfan, also directed the FIA to expedite the proceedings of the inquiry, and subsequently lodge a case against the doctor.
Meanwhile, the FIA prosecutor stated that the inquiry has been initiated upon approval of the application in which FIA’s director, FIA Cyber Crime Circle’s Additional Director and Dr Irfan were made respondents. He said that the FIA Cyber Crime Circle had been proceeding with other inquiries as well.
The lawyers were apparently on a mission to avenge a group of lawyers, who had been beaten up at the PIC a few weeks ago, soon after some video clips went viral on the social media showing some doctors making fun of the lawyers while recalling the incident.—INP
