Islamabad (HRNW) A local court in Islamabad on Sunday extended the physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Senator Azam Khan Swati by another day for alleged controversial tweets against the army chief.
On Sunday, a team of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) produced Swati before duty magistrate Shoaib Akhtar.
During the proceeding, prosecution’s counsel read out the impugned tweet and urged the court to not only allow further physical custody of the Senator for investigations, but also allow the agency to expand investigations and seize Swati’s cell phone from which he had posted the tweet.
The prosecutor argued the accused was a political figure with millions of followers, he tweeted from his verified account, in which he wrote against the army chief, therefore the investigation officers need more time to probe the matter.
Swati’s counsel Babar Awan brought his client’s mobile phone into the court. He also pointed to Swati’s injured leg and toe and said that his client has a broken toe therefore no more physical remand should be granted.
His client was being brought to court for the third time, the government should look at Swat instead of Swati, Babar Awan conteended.