LAHORE — A lower court on Sunday rejected the request of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to extend the physical remand of Bol News anchor Jameel Farooqui and sent him on judicial remand.
Farooqui had appeared in the court of Civil Judge Yasir Chaudhry along with his lawyer Mian Ali Ashfaq.
جمیل فاروقی کو جوڈیشل کر دیا گیا- مزید جسمانی ریمانڈ کی استدعا مسترد- pic.twitter.com/PUbR19bBi0
— Mian Ali Ashfaq (@MianAliAshfaq) August 28, 2022
Farooqui was arrested in Karachi almost a week ago for “falsely accusing” Islamabad Police of physically and sexually assaulting PTI leader Shahbaz Gill.
Hours later, Farooqui was seen at the Karachi airport in the custody of Islamabad Police. While being transported to Islamabad, Farooqui said he was tortured, stripped and kept at an undisclosed location for more than 12 hours.
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A Karachi judge had handed custody of Farooqui to Islamabad Police after granting a three-day transitory remand to shift him to the federal capital.
Never before has witnessed such an inhumane treatment at the hands of police.I strongly condemn whatever happend to him and call for his release. #JameelFarooqui . #جمیل_فاروقی_کو_فوری_رہا_کرو pic.twitter.com/kxYbIy7b2Q
— Dr.Awais Ahmed abbasi (@AwaisAh34621754) August 22, 2022
Bol TV Editor-in-Chief Nazir Leghari and a journalist body said Farooqui was picked up late Sunday night on his way home from work after conducting his show.
#JameelFarooqui is a prisoner of conscience arrested for saying @SHABAZGIL was tortured & sexually abused in custody. @FarooquiJameel ‘s statement affirmed by #ShahbazGill & #IslamabadHighCourt order.@CPJAsia @pressfreedom @amnesty @hrw
— Arshad Sharif (@arsched) August 24, 2022