Islamabad: A local Islamabad tribunal approved the release under bond after the arrest of journalist Waheed Murad, who was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to glorify offenses and cyber-terrorism earlier this week.
The judicial magistrate Abbas Shah ordered the release of the journalist under bail after the FIA presented him to the court at the end of her two -day pre -trial detention.
Initially, the court had set up bonds at 50,000 rupees, however, the Murad advocacy for a reduction was accepted and the amount was reduced to RS20,000.
Murad had been placed in police custody Tuesday evening of his residence where his mother-in-law also lived after being appointed in a FIA case linked to the dissemination of false news.
His wife initially reported that masked men in black uniforms force in their house around 2 am and prevented him in a black “Dala”, alleging that he was Afghan.
Later, a petition was deposited for the resumption of the journalist who disappeared via the defenders Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha. Interior secretary, defense secretary, Inspector General of the Islamabad police, and the postal officer (SHO) of the Karachi police station had been appointed respondent in the plea.
The FIA recorded a case against the journalist under the Act on the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (PECA). The sections include 9 (glorification of an offense), 10 (cyber-terrorism), 20 (malicious code) and 26. The court returned it to the FIA care for two days after the agency produced it after the arrest.
The accusation argued that Murad had shared a position linked to an organization prohibited from Balutchistan and that a more in -depth investigation was necessary regarding its social media accounts. They also asked for the recovery of his mobile phone.
