Pakistan Court Issues Non-Bailable Arrest Warrants for Imaan Mazari and Husband in Controversial Tweet Case
Islamabad – A local court in Islamabad has issued non-bailable arrest warrants for human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, Advocate Hadi Ali Chattha, in a case related to alleged controversial tweets against the state and national security institutions. Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka ordered their arrest and directed authorities to…
Islamabad – A local court in Islamabad has issued non-bailable arrest warrants for human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, Advocate Hadi Ali Chattha, in a case related to alleged controversial tweets against the state and national security institutions.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka ordered their arrest and directed authorities to present them before the court on September 24. Lawyers for Mazari and Chattha immediately filed a request to cancel the warrants, but the court rejected the plea. The hearing has now been adjourned until September 24.
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) had earlier registered a case against the couple under sections 9, 10, 11, and 26 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA). According to the FIR, they were accused of attempting to incite ethnic divisions through social media posts and of holding security forces responsible for cases of missing persons in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
