Imaan Mazari, husband sent on judicial remand in another case after SC suspends sentences
ISLAMABAD: Hours after the Supreme Court suspended the sentences of human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) rejected police’s request for a 30-day physical remand of the couple and sent them to jail on judicial remand. On January 24, an Islamabad sessions court sentenced Imaan and Hadi to a total of 17 years in jail on…
On January 24, human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha were sentenced to 17 years in jail under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca). The convictions were widely criticized by lawyers and UN experts. After their release from a separate case, they were rearrested by Islamabad police and produced before the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC).
The ATC rejected the police's request for a 30-day physical remand and sent them to jail on judicial remand. The case against the couple was registered on March 22, 2025, for chanting anti-government slogans, blocking roads, and other charges.
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