Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Azam Swati\u2019s physical remand was extended by an additional four days on Tuesday after he was taken into custody for the second time for tweeting against senior military officials.
\nJudicial Magistrate Muhammad Shabir heard the case against Swati’s “controversial” tweets in a district and sessions court.
\nSwati’s lawyer Babar Awan\u2019s request to exempt the senator from appearing before the court was accepted. Awan maintained that the senator cannot be presented due to \u201cthreats\u201d against his life.
\nTo this, Special Prosecutor Rizwan Abbasi stated that the matter of Swati\u2019s absence from court on the request of his lawyer should be written in the order.
\nThe prosecutor said that they intended to bring Swati to court, but the court instructed the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) lawyer to mark his attendance through video link.
\nThe court maintained that there was no need for Swati to be at the next hearing but that he should appear via video link.
\nEarlier today, Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Amir Farooq heard Swati\u2019s petition filed a day earlier against multiple cases registered against him and concerns of torture.
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