A district and sessions court in federal capital reserved the verdict on PTI senator Azam Swati\u2019s bail plea in a case related to controversial tweets.
\nThe PTI senator was taken into custody last week by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for tweeting against the army chief and state institutions after a case was filed against him.
\nSpecial Judge Central Raja Asif heard Swati\u2019s plea, who is on a 14-day judicial remand in Adiala Jail \u2014 today and reserved the verdict after arguments were concluded from both sides.
\nArguing before the court, an FIA prosecutor said that Swati shared a hated tweet against the army chief and tried to create disharmony among the armed forces.
\nThe FIA representative further said that the PTI leader has admitted to tweeting during interrogation and added, \u201cAzam Swati made provocative statements against the army chief and institutions at a public forum\u201d.
\nIn his arguments, Swati\u2019s counsel, Babar Awan maintained that his client exercised his constitutional right to speech. Awan claimed that the senator was tortured during custody and humiliated.
\nLater, the court reserved the verdict which will be announced tomorrow.
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