ATC approves 14-day judicial remand of Imaan Mazari, Ali Wazir in sedition case

ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) Thursday granted police a 14-day judicial remand of human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and former lawmaker Ali Wazir and sent them to Adiala jail in a sedition case related to the controversial speech against state institutions.

On August 19, two first information reports (FIR) were registered against Imaan and Wazir at the Tarnol police station and Counter-Terrorism Department police station, following a rally of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) in the federal capital.

Both were booked on the charges of sedition, preventing government officials from carrying out their duties and damaging public property.

During today’s proceedings, Imaan and Wazir were produced before ATC Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain after the completion of their three-day physical remand.

“Voice matching and photogrammetry of Imaan Mazari and Ali Wazir have been completed,” said Prosecutor Raja Naveed and sought an extension in their physical remand.

The investigating officer prayed to the court that Imaan was given a piece of paper from which she made the speech. “She needs to be interrogated who gave her that piece of paper.”