District Court grants bail to Senator Azam Swati

• A District and Sessions Court on Friday granted post-arrest bail to Senator Azam Swati in a case related to controversial tweets.
• Special Judge Central Raja Asif Mehmood announced the verdict which was reserved a day ago.
• Senator Azam Swati was taken into custody by the FIA’s Cybercrime Wing (CCW) from his home in Islamabad a week ago registering a case against him over the tweets.

ISLAMABAD: A District and Sessions Court on Friday granted post-arrest bail to Senator Azam Swati in a case related to controversial tweets.

Special Judge Central Raja Asif Mehmood announced the verdict which was reserved a day ago. The court directed Swati to deposit surety bonds worth Rs10,000.

Senator Azam Swati was taken into custody by the FIA’s Cybercrime Wing (CCW) from his home in Islamabad a week ago registering a case against him over the tweets.

Earlier, The bail plea of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Azam Swati was heard  on October 20 and the court has reserved the verdict to be announced tomorrow.

At the outset of the hearing, the prosecutor – Rizwan Abbasi – objected to the jurisdiction of the court adding that the case should be presented before the sessions judge.

He opined that Swati made hateful remarks about the Army Chief in the Tweet and tried to incite rebellion within the army.

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Abbasi also said that the PTI leader in his statements blamed Army Chief for the acquittal of a few accused. “What is the connection of the Army Chief with the court’s verdict,” he questioned.