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…
On January 24, Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha were sentenced to 17 years in jail for multiple charges under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca). Their sentences were later suspended by the Supreme Court after the couple produced themselves in court for a hearing in a case registered against them at Kohsar police station.
The police arrested the couple again later that night and sent them to jail on judicial remand. The FIR against the couple was registered on March 22, 2025, on complaints of chanting anti-government slogans and blocking roads. The Supreme Court converted the couple's petitions into appeals and granted bail against surety bonds of Rs200,000, pending the final decision of the Islamabad High Court.
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