Human Rights organizations strongly condemned the Supreme Court's verdict on the Mukhtaran Mai case.
However, the sixth suspect, Abdul Khalique will complete his life imprisonment sentence, the court stated in its verdict.
Speaking to journalists outside the Supreme Court, Mukhtaran Mai voiced a lack of confidence on the verdict and said that she that had lost faith in the judicial system.
Human Rights organizations also condemned the release of the suspects in the Mukhtaran Mai case.
When asked about a review of the Supreme Court’s verdict, Mukhtaran Mai said she would take a decision on the matter after conferring with her lawyers.
Mukhtaran Mai was represented by public prosecutor, Advocate Atizaz Hassan.
In the Mukhtaran Mai case, Police submitted a challan against 14 suspects in the Anti-Terrorism Court in July 2002.
The court declared the death sentence to six suspects and released the other eight.
After the verdict of the Anti-Terrorism Court was handed out, five suspects were released by the Lahore High Court’s Multan bench. Whereas, one suspect’s death sentence was changed to life imprisonment.
“I did not receive justice today, hence I have left my fate in the hands of God,” Mukhtaran Mai said while speaking to journalists from her house later.
“The release of the suspects has put my life in grave danger,” she added
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