Imaan, Hadi 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…
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has suspended the sentences of human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, following their conviction on multiple charges under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca). The couple, who had already been jailed on January 24 for the same charges, were released on judicial remand after the ATC rejected police's request for a 30-day physical remand.
The case, registered on March 22, 2025, involved accusations of chanting anti-government slogans, blocking roads, and other offenses. The Supreme Court's decision to suspend the sentences comes after a two-judge bench took up the couple's appeals against the Islamabad High Court's refusal to suspend the sentences in February.
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