- The Tribunal denies the FIA request for Mallick’s pre -trial detention.
- Laying hearing under deposit in the PECA case scheduled for April 3.
- Silver money laundering deposit audience on April 7.
Karachi: A judicial magistrate ordered the imprisonment of journalist Farhan Mallick on a judicial custody on Monday.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) presented Mallick and the other accused before the special judicial magistrate Malir on the completion of their pre -trial detention. The magistrate refused pre -trial detention and ordered the transfer of Mallick to Landhi prison.
During the hearing, one of the accused, Atir, told court that he had never met Mallick before and had seen him for the first time during pre -trial detention in locking. He refuted the assertion that Mallick had an involvement in the illegal call center.
Lawyer Jibran Nasir argued that the FIA had not provided details on the alleged crime committed by Mallick and asked what evidence had been recovered during his pre -trial detention.
In response, the investigating officer said that the recovered equipment had been sent for a forensic examination.
Nasir also said that as soon as Mallick was sent to pre -trial detention, another case had been recorded against him. He wondered if a third case would also be initiated against the journalist.
However, the investigating officer informed the court that no other case had been registered against Mallick.
Mallick faces two distinct cases – one SU after being arrested under the law on electronic crimes prevention (PECA) for having allegedly published anti -state content on social networks, and another involving money laundering and facilitating an illegal call center.
His audience for release under bail for the first case is scheduled for April 3, while the second case will be heard on April 7.
Mallick – who worked for a private news channel as a news director and now has a YouTube channel – was arrested on March 20 for spreading anti -state content.
In another case that the FIA registered against Mallick, the agency said it had a descent into a call center, alleging that its employees were involved in theft of data to foreigners and their fraud.
Two suspects were arrested, who reportedly told the authorities that the call center was operated under Mallick’s orders.
The FIR said that the suspects, Syed Muhammad Atir Hussain and Hasan Najeeb Alam, as well as others have been involved in the fraud of several foreign nationals by stealing confidential financial data from their credit cards “through spood and identity calls”, which would be used for unjustified gains.
