Islamabad: The Islamabad court approved the four-day physical remand of PTI leader Senator Azam Khan Swati for controversial tweets against senior military officers.
The PTI leader was arrested again on Sunday morning from his farmhouse in Islamabad’s Chak Shahzad for speaking against senior army officers. Later, he was produced before the court, which granted Azam Swati’s two-day physical remand.
Swati was arrested by FIA’s Cyber ​​Crime Wing for using abusive language towards the Army Chief and other senior military officers.
During today’s hearing, Senior Civil Judge Muhammad Shabbir Bhatti handed over him to the FIA ​​till December 3.
The court also accepted the request of the senator’s lawyer Babar Awan not to produce Azam Swati in the court due to security concerns.
Judge Bhatti remarked that Azam Swati should not be produced in the court under further orders.
He said that Azam Swati should be produced in the court through video link on the next hearing.
The prosecutor asked the court to write in the order that Swati was not produced at the request of her lawyer.
The FIA ​​had sought a six-day physical remand for further investigation related to the senator’s Twitter account and mobile phone.
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Meanwhile, the Islamabad High Court ordered the Deputy Attorney General to take instructions from the Interior Secretary on the cases against the PTI leader.
Swati had approached the IHC in a petition on Monday, alleging “security killing”.
Azam Swati’s lawyer Babar Awan appeared before Justice Amir Farooq at the beginning of the hearing of the petition.
“Azam Swati is currently in physical remand, while 50 cases are registered against him across the country,” Awan said.
He requested the court to seek the details of all the cases against the PTI leader through the Home Secretary.
The lawyer requested that until all the details of the cases against my client are received, he should not be taken into custody.
He said that most cases against Azam Swati are registered in Sindh and Balochistan.
On this, the court inquired how the Home Secretary has control over the Provincial Inspector General of Police (IGP).
In response to the question, Awan said that the Home Secretary has authority over the provincial IGs.
On this, the court ordered the Deputy Attorney General to take instructions from the Home Secretary.
“Check whether the Home Secretary has the authority as is being said, and inform the court,” the court said before adjourning the hearing till Friday.
