Hassan Niazi acquitted
Imran Khan's nephew Hassan Niazi flashes victory sign outside Karachi City Courts after being acquitted by a judicial magistrate in a sedition case. POHOTO: NNI
A district and sessions court on Wednesday disposed of the cases of sedition, incitement and hate speech against PTI leader Hassan Niazi and ordered his release.
The Judicial Magistrate East reprimanded the police for producing Niazi in handcuffs and ordered the cops to remove the handcuffs.
The court inquired the police about the remand paper, to which the court was informed that it was with the investigation officer.
Police have sought two-week remand of Niazi, but the plea was opposed by defence lawyers, who argued that a false case has been registered against his client on political opposition. The investigation officer said that the accused has to be interrogated as there are very serious charges against him.
However, the court dismissed the case against Niazi and ordered his acquittal. The judicial magistrate ordered the police to release of him under Section 63.
Speaking to the media after the hearing, Sindh Assembly Opposition Leader Haleem Adil Sheikh said government was framing Imran Khan's supporters in false cases.
PTI activists were facing illegal arrests and detention, but today justice has prevailed. Sheikh urged the nation to come out for enforcement of the rule of the law.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 30th, 2023.