Chinese suspects seek bail in organ trade case

Three Chinese nationals arrested in a case involving the alleged illegal sale of human organs have approached the

Three Chinese nationals arrested in a case involving the alleged illegal sale of human organs have approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking post-arrest bail.

The bail petitions were heard by IHC Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir. The petitioners include Li Gang Chai, Ping Fei Guo and Wang Bao.

The three suspects are facing a case registered by the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Corporate Crime Circle. A trial court had earlier rejected their bail applications.

Appearing on behalf of the petitioners, Barrister Yawar Qureshi requested the court to transfer the cases to another bench. He told the court that petitions involving similar circumstances were already pending before a different bench.

The lawyer requested that the three cases also be transferred to the bench of Justice Muhammad Azam Khan.

Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir observed that Justice Muhammad Azam Khan was currently on summer vacation and transferring the cases could delay the proceedings by around a month.

However, following the lawyer’s insistence, the court accepted the request for consideration of the bench change.

The court directed that the case file be sent to the Chief Justice’s Office for a decision regarding the transfer of the petitions.