ISLAMABAD: Advocate Hadi Ali Chattha, husband of human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari, was arrested on Wednesday from the District and Session Court premises in a controversial tweet case.
He was arrested outside the courtroom after Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka issued his non-bailable arrest warrants for failure to appear before the court.
The case, registered by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) against Imaan Mazari and Chatha, involves Sections 9, 10, 11, and 26 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA).
The FIR was lodged for social media posts considered controversial and anti-state by the authorities.
The FIR stated the couple is allegedly attempting to incite ethnic divisions and glorify terrorism through their social media posts. The FIR further alleged that they held security forces responsible for the issue of missing persons in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
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