ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday granted one-day protective bail to lawyer and activist Imaan Mazari and her husband, Advocate Hadi Ali Chattha, in the controversial tweets case.
The court also barred the authorities from arresting the lawyer couple in the said case.
The development came as IHC’s Justice Muhammad Azam Khan heard a plea filed by Mazari and Chathha.
During the hearing, the couple’s counsel Kamran Murtaza apprised the court that the couple’s bail was cancelled twice and an arrest order issued.
“[Imaan] Mazari is a woman and her health is not well,” added Murtaza.
Mazari and Chattha are booked in a case registered by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) under Sections 9, 10, 11 and 26 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca), 2016 and were subsequently indicted on October 30.
The first information report (FIR) alleges that the couple attempted to incite divisions on linguistic grounds through social media posts.
This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.
