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 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 was initially sentenced to a total of 17 years in jail, but the court has now sent them to jail on judicial remand after an anti-terrorism court rejected the police's request for a 30-day physical remand.
The decision was made after the couple was produced before the court in connection with a case registered against them at Kohsar police station. Lawyers and UN experts had previously condemned their convictions.
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