An Islamabad court on Thursday remanded PTI Senator Azam Swati in judicial custody for 14 days till December 15.
Earlier this week, the Federal Investigation Agency had arrested Swati over a “highly obnoxious campaign of intimidating tweets against state institutions”.
Separate FIRs were registered against the PTI leader in Balochistan and Sindh as well for using “derogatory language” and “provoking the people against the army”. Following the arrest, the Pakistan Electronic Media and Regulatory Authority prohibited media coverage of Swati on all satellite TV channels.
Previously, the court had extended the PTI senator’s physical remand for four days till Dec 3. However, the FIA on Thursday requested Judicial Magistrate Muhammad Bashir to send Swati to jail, saying that the agency had completed its investigation.
“There is no need for further investigation,” the investigating officer said. Subsequently, the judge accepted the FIA’s plea and sent Swati to jail on 14-day judicial remand. He further directed police to present Swati in court on Dec 15.
PTI leader Dr Yasmin Rashid petitioned the Supreme Court on Thursday to take suo motu notice regarding the “political victimisation” of PTI Senator Azam Swati through “politically motivated cases and lodging of series of FIRs (first information reports)”.
