The PTI claimed on Friday that incarcerated party Senator Azam Swati — who was arrested earlier this week in a case pertaining to controversial tweets against the military — has been “taken away by the Quetta police” from Islamabad.
“Swati was moved to Pims (Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences) early morning [today] after suffering severe chest pains and breathing issues,” former premier Imran Khan said in a tweet.
“While test results were awaited, Quetta police got him discharged and took him away endangering his life,” he claimed.
Dawn.com reached out to the Quetta police but it has not confirmed the transfer yet.
On November 27, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested Swati — for the second time in less than two months — over a “highly obnoxious campaign of intimidating tweets […] against state institutions”.
Separate FIRs were registered against the PTI leader in Balochistan and Sindh as well for using “derogatory language” and “provoking the people against the army”. Following the arrest, the Pakistan Electronic Media and Regulatory Authority (Pemra) prohibited media coverage of Swati on all satellite TV channels.
On Thursday, an Islamabad court sent the senator on 14-day judicial remand.
Previously, Swati had moved a petition before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against shifting him outside the jurisdiction of the federal capital in view of the multiple cases filed against him.
It had requested the court to restrain the respondent authorities from handing over Swati to the Sindh or Balochistan police until the record is produced before the court.
In his tweets today, Imran said the “vengeful manner” in which Swati was being treated was “shocking and condemnable”.
“Equally outrageous is what is being considered such a great crime would in the entire civilised world be considered his democratic right to criticise,” he said, demanding the senator’s immediate release.
“Sad to see our justice system unwilling to stop repeated violations of Swati’s basic human rights,” the PTI chief added.
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