A special court in Islamabad has issued a written decision rejecting the bail plea of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Senator Azam Swati, who was arrested in the controversial tweet case.
The 6-page written judgment released by the Special Central Court was written by Special Central Judge Muhammad Azam Khan, according to which Azam Swati incited people against the institutions, Azam Swati was sentenced to a minimum of 7 years including fine for the provisions. Imprisonment and maximum life imprisonment are possible.
In the written judgment, it is said that advocate Babar Awan appeared in the court on behalf of accused Azam Khan Swati, he said that Azam Swati is being targeted by his political rivals for revenge, the case against him is under FIA rules. Recorded in violation.
The judgment further said that according to Babar Awan, Section 20 of PECA is a bailable section, the provisions of criminal procedure were included in the case to make the case non-bailable.
According to the written verdict, special prosecutor Raja Rizwan Abbasi appeared in the court on behalf of the government, according to whom Azam Swati used defamatory words against a senior army officer and incited the Pakistan Army to disobey the orders of its officers and rebel. , the Special Prosecutor pleaded for rejection of Azam Swati's bail plea.
The judgment further stated that Azam Swati tweeted against a senior officer of the Pakistan Army on November 26 which was retweeted by various Twitter accounts, Azam Swati also thanked other accounts for retweeting the tweet.
According to the written judgment, Azam Swati has already been booked under Section 20 of PECA for tweeting against state institutions. He was granted bail on October 21 in the first case.
It was clarified in the judgment that Azam Swati committed the same crime again despite being released on bail, the court is not convinced to release Azam Swati on bail, therefore Azam Swati's post-arrest bail request should be rejected. Is.
It should be noted that yesterday Special Judge Azam Khan of the Special Court of Islamabad heard the bail application of Senator Azam Swati. What is the same crime twice?
Azam Swati's arrest for the second time
On November 27, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Senator Azam Khan Swati was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for his controversial tweets against army officers. had gone.
A case was registered by FIA against the former federal minister under Section 20 of PECA 2016 and Sections 131, 500, 501, 505 and 109 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
Referring to three Twitter accounts in the FIR, it was said that Azam Swati and the said accounts had launched a campaign on Twitter against state institutions, senior officers including General Qamar Javed Bajwa with ulterior motives and nefarious motives.
The FIR further stated that "such name-calling and incriminating inflammatory tweets amount to the mischief of sedition by creating discord among the officers of the armed forces to harm the state."
The FIR said that by commenting on provocative tweets, the accused tried to mislead army officers from their duties and loyalty and this was being repeatedly attempted by Azam Swati.
The FIR further stated that Azam Swati violated the confidentiality on the basis of false information in an attempt to incite any officer, soldier, sailor or airman to mutiny or dereliction of duty, it added. The statements are also likely to create fear in the public.
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