By Abdullah Zehri
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Quetta on Tuesday handed Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) chief Dr Mahrang Baloch and other organisers of the group into police custody for 10 days, extending their three-month detention.
In March, Mahrang and other BYC members were arrested for 鈥渁ttacking鈥 the Quetta Civil Hospital and 鈥渋nciting people to violence鈥, a day after the group faced a police crackdown for protesting against alleged enforced disappearances. The BYC is a Baloch advocacy group working against enforced disappearances since 2018.
Mahrang has been held at the Hudda District Prison in Quetta under Section 3 of the Mainte颅nance of Public Order (MPO) 鈥 a law that empowers authorities to arrest and detain individuals suspected of posing a threat to public order.
Advocate Jibran Nasir, who has served as Mahrang鈥檚 lawyer in a case last month, said in a post on Instagram: 鈥淎fter three months and 15 days of captivity, Mahrang Baloch, Bebow Baloch, Gulzadi, Beberg, Sibghatullah and Abdul Ghaffar were present