Summary Amina Masood Janua says forgave policemen who baton-charged and tear gassed protesters.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The heirs of missing persons continued to protest on Tuesday They said that police torture cannot stop them from protest. The protesters said that they will continue their sit-in till arrival of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Meanwhile, Amna Masood Janjua, who is also head of the Defense of Human Rights organization, held a press conference along with relatives of the missing persons.
Addressing the press conference, Amina Masood Janjua said that it was for the first time during their nine-year struggle that children, elders and women were tortured by the police.
She said that the protesters have given one-month deadline for the recovery of missing persons after which next strategy of the protest would be announced.
Amina Masood Janjua said that her life was in danger while other heirs of the missing persons threatened self-immolation if their dear ones were not recovered.
It is pertinent to mention here that policemen resorted to baton-charge and tear-gas to disperse the missing persons relatives who wanted marched towards the parliament. Several persons including children, women and elder people were injured in the clash.
Police also arrested many participants including Amina Masood Janjua who was taken to women police station after being tortured.
Later, all the detainees were released on the order of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
