Bhagwandas no longer under House Arrest

It is good to hear of confirmed reports that Justice Rana Bhagwandas is no longer under a house arrest. We may all recall that only a week back the police had been instructed to place him under house arrest mostly aimed at softening the out spoken judge his crime being that he made a statement to the extent of saying that the deposed judges will be restored in “a few weeks. This statement irked the powers to be and decided to clamp down this voice of dissent.

The following day activists of People’s Resistance showed up to show support for the deposed judge and protest peacefully against the house arrest by holding a candle light vigil but this lead to the arrest of eight activists who were later released after a few hours charged for PPC (Pakistan Penal Code) 147 & 148 which deal with rioting and rioting with a deadly weapon (Candles?? as deadly weapons). It is undoubtedly great news to hear that good sense has prevailed and the house arrest order has been revoked as the bad publicity might have lead to unwarranted attention to the judge.