SC suspends Imaan, Chattha sentences; grants bail
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court granted bail to human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha and suspended the trial court’s February 19 decision in the controversial tweet case. A two-judge bench, comprising Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim, on Thursday heard the couple’s appeals against the Islamabad High Court (IHC) verdict, which had refused to suspend…
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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