Gujranwala court reserves verdict in sedition case against Captain Safdar

A local court in Gujranwala on Saturday reserved its verdict in the sedition case against Maryam Nawaz’s husband Captain (Retd) Safdar.

The judgment of the case will be pronounced on October 30.

Capt (Retd) Safdar appeared in the court of Judicial Magistrate Faisal Islam.

A case against Captain R. Safdar was registered on October 3, 2020 in the Satellite Town police station during the PTI regime over the charges of sedition and inflammatory speeches against institutions.

Earlier, the Judicial Magistrate Bilal Munir had issued a bailable arrest warrant for Captain Safdar.

Notably, the police registered a case against the accused in 2019 and presented a challan.

The prosecution maintained that Captain Retired Safdar gave a media talk against the state institutions in the session court, which created a threat to peace in the country.

“The media talk of Capt Retired Safdar is objectionable and its content falls under the category of treason and the text of the conversation of the accused is very serious and relevant to the crime.”

The prosecution has requested that action be taken against the accused Captain (Rtd) Safdar under Section 124 of the Pakistan Penal Code.