A 9-month-old baby accused of attempted murder and bailed by a judge last week has been taken into hiding.
Reuters quoted baby Muhammad “Musa” Khan’s grandfather as saying that the family made the decision because they no longer trust the legal system in Pakistan.
Musa has been accused of raiding a state-run gas company and plotting to murder police Inspector Kashif Muhammad, who attended the alleged crime scene and has since been suspended, wrote in his report that it was a case of attempted murder.
“Police are vindictive. Now they are trying to settle the issue on personal grounds, that’s why I sent my grandson to Faisalabad for protection,” the baby’s grandfather, Muhammad Yasin, told Reuters, referring to a central Pakistani city.
The baby was allegedly targeted because an inspector said Musa’s family had severely beaten him up.
Musa is due to appear in court again on April 12 but the family has not decided if they will bring him back for his court appearance.
The case has once again highlighted dysfunction in Pakistan’s police and justice system.
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