Not to arrest Imaan Mazari
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court today ordered police not to arrest Imaan Mazari, a human rights lawyer in any case registered after August 20.
Barrister Salman Akram Raja stated this on Wednesday. Raja is the legal representative for human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari.
A famous YouTuber Asad Toor shared a video on X (formerly Twitter). Barrister Raja can be heard elaborating on the IHC’s ruling in Imaan’s case.
He said the had sought a record of all First Information Reports (FIRs) lodged against Imaan Mazari.
“Considering that she was apprehended on Aug 20, the court’s stance is that if any FIR is lodged subsequent to that date, she cannot be arrested under those charges,” he added. “If this court can offer relief, we will pursue it here; otherwise, we will approach the relevant courts,” Barrister Raja added. “Alternatively, we will petition for protective bail within this court.”
He said, “We argued before the court that the fundamental rights outlined in the law and Constitution apply to every citizen of the country. Regardless of whether a citizen expresses something agreeable or not, the Constitution takes precedence.”
He also affirmed that the high court had mandated that Mazari should not be relocated beyond the jurisdiction of Islamabad.
Physical remand of Imaan Mazari approved in New Terror case
Meanwhile, a local court in Islamabad granted physical remand of Imaan Mazari to police in a new terror case. Islamabad police arrested her after getting remand in a terrorism case.
The additional district and sessions judge, Abual Hasnat, gave three days physical remand of Imaan Mazari on Tuesday.
n August 19, Islamabad police registered two FIRs against Imaan Mazari and Ali Wazir at the Tarnol police station and Counter-Terrorism Department police station.
Both were booked on the charges of sedition, preventing government officials from carrying out their duties and damaging public property.
Earlier, the anti-terrorism court in Islamabad has postponed the hearing of human rights activist Imaan Mazari’s post-arrest bail plea until August 28th.
The hearing scheduled for Saturday did not take place. The ATC duty judge Raja Jawad Abbas presided over the proceedings due to the off-day of Judge Zulqarnain Haider.
Earlier, Imaan Mazari was sent to Adiala Jail on a 14-day judicial remand by the Islamabad ATC. This action was taken in a sedition case linked to her controversial speech against state institutions.
