BB murder case: police officials' acquittal pleas rejected

An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Saturday dismissed acquittal pleas of two police officers accused of failing to provide adequate security to the slain Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and destroying vital evidences.
In their applications, former City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi Saud Aziz and former Superintendent of Police (SP) Khurram Shahzad had maintained that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had accused them of providing inadequate security to the slain prime minister and for destroying material evidences.
However, they said they were being charged of terrorism, murder, attempt to murder and being part of criminal conspiracy.
They maintained that under the law, the charge of murder and terrorism could not be levelled against them since the investigation team had not provided any evidence to prove these allegations.
Saud Aziz and Khurram Shahzad were present in court the court on Saturday along with seven other accused in the case.

ATC Judge Shahid Rafique dismissed the acquittal pleas and said the two officials will be charged. Charges will be framed on October 22.
Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a gun and bomb attacks at an election rally at Liaquat Bagh on December 27, 2007.