Freedom of opinion is being treated as crime: Imran Khan

• Chairman PTI Imran Khan has expressed these views on the arrest of Senator Azizam Swati and the atrocities on him in his Twitter message.
• Imran Khan has said that the vindictive treatment being done to Senator Swati is sad and condemnable.
• Azam Swati shifted to PIMs early in the morning after suffering from severe chest pain and shortness of breath.

LAHORE: Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has condemned the arrest of senior party leader Azam Swati and said that freedom of opinion is being treated as a crime.

Chairman PTI Imran Khan has expressed these views on the arrest of Senator Azizam Swati and the atrocities on him in his Twitter message on Friday. Imran Khan has said that the vindictive treatment being done to Senator Swati is sad and condemnable.

“Azam Swati shifted to PIMs early in the morning after suffering from severe chest pain and shortness of breath but  he was sent to Quetta without getting the test results. Azam Swati got discharged by the police” he added.

He said that these people have taken Azam Swati to Quetta by risking his life and added that his freedom of opinion is being considered a crime.

On this occasion, the former prime minister said that the country’s system is not giving basic human rights to Swati and demanded the early release of Azam Swati.

It may be noted that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Azam Swati was arrested by the Balochistan Police on Friday in a case of controversial tweets against state institutions.

Police sources said the PTI senator was on remand in the custody of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Cyber Crime Cell.

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After the remand was over, he was handed over to the Balochistan Police. Balochistan Police took Azam Swati to Quetta. The cases against Senator Azam Swati were also registered in Balochistan.