World News | Park opposition leader Fawad Chaudhry remanded in judicial custody for 14 days

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 30 (PTI) — An Islamabad court on Monday sentenced Fawad Chaudhry, a senior leader of Pakistan’s Tehreek-i-Insaf party, to 14 days on judicial remand for alleged incitement against constitutional institutions. acts of violence.

Chaudhry, 52, a close aide to PTI party chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan, was arrested last week after a case was registered against him at the Kohsar police station in Islamabad for threatening senior officials of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). catch.

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After the second two-day physical remand ended, he was brought before magistrate Waqas Ahmad Raja for police inquiries. For the third time, a magistrate has rejected a police request to extend the remand period.

Former Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Chaudhry faces sedition charges for publicly “threatening” ECP members.

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Chaudhry’s lawyer, Faisal Chaudhry, told the media after the hearing that he thanked the court for not extending the detention period, but demanded that his client be dealt with according to the law.

PTI leaders rejected his politically motivated arrest and demanded his release.

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