Islamabad: The military trials of civilians detained following violent protests in the nation on May 9 were ruled void by a five-member Supreme Court (SC) bench on Monday. A few hours after the case was reserved, the court declared its decision. The bench that included Justices Munib Akhtar, Yayha Afridi, Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, and Ayesha A. Malik was led by Justice Ijazul Ahsan. The court declared in a 4-1 majority decision that the May 9 suspects’ trial would take place in regular tribunals. Justice Afridi had expressed disapproval of the majority decision.