LONDON: A senior Pakistani military officer has filed a defamation and damages case in the London High Court against a UK-based YouTuber and a retired army officer for running a defamatory campaign on YouTube and Twitter.
He is accused of involvement in election rigging against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), horse-trading for General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa and holding secret meetings with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali. were planted. Zardari will manipulate the by-elections of Punjab.
In the UK’s High Court, the unprecedented defamation action by any serving Pakistani military officer has been brought by the army officer – currently serving in Punjab – against Major (Rtd) Raja for nearly a dozen years. More YouTube and Twitter posts have false and ludicrous allegations. For evidence seen by JEE News.
According to court papers, Major (Rtd) Raja launched his campaign against the serving army brigadier on June 14, 2022, when he alleged in a tweet that the senior army officer had “completed the Lahore High Court” for future rigging. has taken over”. Elections
On 19 June 2022, Major (retd) Raja alleged that “the sector commander had several meetings with Zardari during his current stay in Lahore.”
The subject said: “Election manipulation” and he posted a link to his YouTube video making further accusations.
Court papers also show that the serving army brigadier filed the suit through his UK lawyers on August 11, 2022, after the retired major made several allegations against the senior army officer in tweets and videos that went viral. , which received thousands of retweets. , likes and opinions.
Defendant Major (Rtd) Raja confirmed to JEE News: “A serving army brigadier has filed a defamation case against me.”
Lawyers have told the UK High Court that Major (retd) Raja waged a determined and vigorous social media campaign against the claimant, posting numerous tweets and videos, many of which were highly defamatory of the claimant. are, and all because of their content, tone and frequency, have seriously prejudiced the Claimant.
In the Vlog, Major (Rtd) Raja ensured the victory of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) in Punjab and Pakistan by using manipulation and corrupt means over the serving army officer. accused of controlling huge funds to make
He also accused the serving Army Brigadier of meeting Zardari to secure maximum seats in Punjab to help Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
In further tweets, Major (Rtd) Raja accused the army officer of being involved in politics and ‘horse trading’ for General (Rtd) Bajwa, filing fake cases against him in Punjab and being an agent of a government change plan. .
In his defamation suit, the senior army officer denied every allegation leveled against him and told the court that his reputation had been severely damaged and was likely to suffer more in the future.
The claimant has challenged every broadcast of Major (Rtd) Raja based on unknown sources and ‘silent soldiers’ and informed the court that the published information is fake, baseless and there is no justification for publishing such news. There is no foundation. In truth and facts.
Major (retd) Raja had reached London from Islamabad in April last year after he was reported missing from Islamabad.
He left Pakistan after falling out with his own former organization and has since made several controversial broadcasts alleging a “regime change” plot, naming several serving army officers. went.
Major (retd) Raja told JEE News that his tweets and blogs were based on information “provided by high sources in the Pakistani establishment”.
He said it was unfortunate that the claimant filed a case “against his fellow officer and countryman on foreign soil”. Major (retd) Raja also claimed that his broadcast was done in the “public interest” and that he had kept journalistic code of conduct in mind.
The serving army brigadier is being represented by Don Solicitors Slo Berkshire and Major (retd) Raja is being represented by Solicitor Mehtab Anwar Aziz – the same lawyer who announced in November last year that the Scotland Yard Muslim League (N) He will arrest leaders Nawaz Sharif and Nasir Butt. The London police have said that they have not initiated an investigation into the plot to kill PTI chief Imran Khan and slain journalist Arshad Sharif based on complaints lodged by Mehtab Aziz and his client Syed Tasneem Haider. What did
