Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad district and sessions court on Monday sent Fawad Chaudhry on a 14-day judicial remand in a case over alleged incitement of violence against members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
The PTI leader was taken into custody on January 25 after an FIR against him was registered at Islamabad’s Kohsar police station. The FIR was registered on a complaint by ECP Secretary Umar Hameed, stating for allegedly threatening members of the ECP and their families in a speech.
Fawad Chaudhry was produced in the court today after expiry of a second two-day physical remand given to the police.
Fawad Chaudhry presented before court
Following the hearing of the case, Judicial Magistrate Waqas Ahmed Raja sent Fawad Chaudhry to jail on a judicial remand, rejecting the prosecution’s appeal of extending his physical remand for a third time.
Advocate Babar Awan, Faisal Chaudhry, and Ali Bukhari were present in the courtroom as Fawad Chaudhry’s legal counsels. State Prosecutor Adnan Ali, ECP’s lawyer Saad Hassan, Investigation Officer (IO) Muhammad Ali and PTI leader Ali Nawaz were also present in the courtroom.
Fawad Chaudhry was brought to the courtroom later in the afternoon after hearing of the case had been postponed till 3pm as the police cited road blockages in Islamabad as the reason for failing to present Fawad Chaudhry at 11:30am as originally scheduled.
