Two years ago, lawyers in Pakistan inspired the world with their protests against former President Pervez Musharraf's suspension of Pakistani Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry. The persistent street demonstrations by thousands of black suit-clad lawyers were widely credited with rallying opposition to Musharraf and contributing to his 2008 ouster. But according to a recent BBC report, lawyers in Lahore have been accused of carrying out some 18 assaults in the past month.
August 26, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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Two years ago, lawyers in Pakistan inspired the world with their protests against former President Pervez Musharraf’s suspension of Pakistani Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry. The persistent street demonstrations by thousands of black suit-clad lawyers, braving beatings and arrests, were widely credited with rallying opposition to Musharraf’s growing authoritarianism and contributing to his 2008 ouster.
But are the lawyers now becoming a public menace?
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