The federal government has constituted special courts to conduct trials of cases under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca), 2016, after holding consultations with Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamer Farooq.
The Ministry of Law and Justice has issued an order for the establishment of special courts wherein additional district and sessions judges, civil judge East and West have been given the authority to conduct Peca law trials in the special courts.
With regards to the newly constituted courts, sources say that the judges in these special courts will be nominated in consultation with chief justices of other high courts.
They also added that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Information Secretary Raoof Hasan and others might tried under the Peca Act.
The charges against the 12 suspects — two of whom are women — include the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act’s sections 9 (glorification of an offence), 10 (cyber-terrorism), and 11 (hate speech).
The federal cabinet has approved courts for trials under the said law, The News reported on Wednesday citing sources.
The development comes as IHC’s Justice Babar Sattar on June 9, had sought a reply from the federal government regarding the constitution of special Peca law courts.
