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Fawad Chaudhry remanded in 14-day judicial custody, sent to Adiala Jail – Pakistan

Islamabad District and Session Court on Friday sent PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry to Adiala. jail on 14 day judicial arrest in happening over alleged incitement of violence against constitutional institution.

Court on On Wednesday evening, the police granted the police an initial two-day arrest. of fawad, hours after he was arrested.

former information minister was taken into custody after first information report (FIR) against he was registered at the Kohsar Police Station in Islamabad official of election Committee of Pakistan (ECP) for “threatens” selective body members and their families.

ECP plea for extension of Fawad’s detention was considered in courtroom of Judge Raja Wakas Ahmed today.

At the beginning of hearing, election commission lawyer Saad Hassan, prosecutor in case, informed the court that the PTI leader voice matching has been completed. He asked for an extension in into custody, stating that Fawad should be taken to Lahore for photogrammetric test.

The prosecutor argued in court that former federal minister kindled hatred against constitutional institution. “Fawad is trying to create unrest,” he said. “The statement is life-threatening of electoral officials.”

ECP’s lawyer argued that the extension of the PTI leader’s detention was necessary to carry out out further investigation in case. He cited the case of Shehbaz Gill as an example.

“Day was already passed when the arrest was approved at 12:00,” the investigator said. “Technically [speaking] we just got his preliminary opinion for day and we want extension to it.

The ESP lawyer told the court that Fawad’s statement was available on record, adding that the PTI leader also recognized his speech. “Not one may object to speech. “The accused accepted his statement.”

He added what election officials were told what they were doing ” work of sales clerk.” “We were threatened that they (PTI supporters) would get to our homes”.

At the same time, Favad counsel Babar Avan accused the election commission of collusion with in government against PTI. “We are accused and pressured.”

The ESP lawyer replied that Fawad was senior politician, but no one above the law.” He told the court that a search of the PTI leader’s house was mandatory. home. “It is important to restore Fawad’s health. laptop and mobile Telephone in his presence.”

“Fawad’s statement is not one a statement of a person, but a whole group is a narrative, ”said ECP’s lawyer. “AND campaign not only launched against ESP, but also senior officials of election Committee”.

After conclusion of arguments, the judge granted Fawad’s request for handcuffs removed inside the court and also reserved his verdict on in issue of extension of the period of detention.

Separately, Fawad applied for bail. on the argument is that the case against It was founded on “bad faith” and “ulterior motives” and filed “only to harass, pressure (sic) and blackmail” him.

it adds that the accusations have been leveled in The FIRs were “absolutely false, frivolous and unfounded”. ” petitioner was arrested illegally, unlawfully and without any reason in denial of law and constitutional rights of in petitioner”.

Fawad arrives in a heavily guarded court

upcoming of rumor, heavy contingents of Frontier Corps personnel and the police were deployed outside court. Some PTI workers also faced with policemen.

Media personnel, former human rights minister Shirin Mazari and ex-SAPM Zulfi Bukhari among other PTI leaders were detained by police from entering the courtroom.

“What are we, terrorists, that they don’t let us go to court?” – Mazari remarked, talking with media. “You accept revenge from us?

accusations against Fawad

AND first information the report has been registered against PTI leader at Kohsar police station in Islamabad on a complaint of Secretary of Electoral Commission Umar Hamid.

Complaint – copy of which available with Dawn.com – refers to sections 153-A (promotion of hostility between groups), 506 (criminal intimidation), 505 (statement promoting public mischief) and 124-A (mutiny) of Pakistani Penal Code at Islamabad’s Kohsar Police Station.

It said that Fawad, in speech outside PTI chairman Imran Khan house threatened KEK and said that “these who become a part of caretaker government [in Punjab] will be persecuted as long as they punished”.

Later in tweet, Islamabad police said Fawad was trying to “incite violence against constitutional institution” and “incite feelings of in people”. it added that the case will be dealt with in accordance with the law.

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