For Giving 'hate statements' against state institutions: FIA Anchorperson Imran Riaz arrested
Imran Riaz, an anchor, was detained in Lahore early on Thursday morning on suspicion of "hate speech" and uttering a "violence-instigating statement" intended to "sow discord between the populace and the state institutions," according to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
Earlier, Riaz's attorney Mian Ali Ashfaq informed Dawn.com that the FIA's cybercrime department had arrested his client at the Allama Iqbal International Airport.
He declared that the journalist's "illegal arrest" would be contested in court.
The Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Peca) 2016's provisions 11 (electronic forgery), 20 (malicious code), and 24 (legal recognition of offenses committed in relation to information systems) all saw the FIA register the first information report. The FIR has also been amended to include sections of the Pakistan Penal Code 500 (penalty for defamation), 505 (public mischief), and 131/109 (incitement to mutiny).
Khan was "caught involved in openly uttering a hate remark at a conference which falls within the geographical jurisdiction of FIA cyber crime cell,"
The complaint further claimed that the speech had been widely disseminated on social media sites both domestically and abroad.
According to the FIR, the information in Khan's video called into question the former army head Gen Bajwa's promise to keep the military politically neutral in his farewell address.
According to the agency, it was discovered that "the same naughty film of the alleged individual was publicly disseminated and a segment of that video was posted by a Twitter user, which was reposted by Imran Riaz Khan."
According to the FIR, the nexus of the claimed person "retweeting the malicious video from the Twitter handles is technically validated [by the agency]."
According to the FIA report, Imran Riaz Khan made an intentionally violent statement that was made public. This statement "may cause, or is likely to cause, fear or alarm to the public, or to any section of the public, whereby any person may be induced to commit an offense against the state or against the public tranquillity, or incite, or likely to incite, any class or community, or person to commit any offense against any other class or community on the grounds of spreading anarchy, divi
It stated that such naughty remarks would have "dire ramifications for the state, both nationally and internationally."
It claimed that such malicious utterances had "dire ramifications for the state of Pakistan both nationally and internationally."
According to the FIA, such frightening or threatening utterances were an evil subversive attempt to sever ties between the populace and government institutions.
"Prima facie, Imran Riaz, the alleged person, has violated sections 11, 20, and 24 of the PECA 2016 R/w 131, 500, 505, and 109 of the PPC. As a result, a case could be filed against the accused, and the investigation would determine the involvement of any other accomplices, if any.
The journalist is visible in the footage posted by PTI's official Twitter account at the FIA's cybercrime office.
Asad Umar, general secretary of PTI, criticized the journalist's arrest and claimed that while journalists and politicians were behind bars, "terrorists are walking free in the country."
Khan was previously taken into custody in July of last year as a result of numerous sedition cases being filed against him. Later, the Lahore High Court (LHC) granted bail for his release.
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