PTI leader Senator Azam Khan Swati on Monday approached the Islamabad High Court fearing that he could be killed in the custody, asking the IHC to stop police from transferring him to any other place.
In a petition, Swati claimed that he was the subject of an investigation by the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA).
The senator said in his plea that he had experienced the harshest torture while detained. He claimed to have knowledge that he might be killed while in captivity.
“Azam Swati can be subjected to any sort of inhuman treatment,” read the petition, seeking the details of the cases registered against him.
The PTI leader in his petition stated that basic human rights should be ensured in his matter.
The appeal demanded that Swati not be relocated, noting that cases had been brought against the senator in Sindh.
The appeal added the federal government, the FIA, and the inspector generals of Sindh and Balochistan as parties.
Swati was detained and placed on a two-day physical detention the day before for insulting the army chief and other senior military personnel while speaking from his home in Chak Shahzad, Islamabad.
The FIA’s Cybercrime Wing detained him, and a case was opened under the PECA and for libel.
According to Sections 500, 501, 505, and 109, the senator was detained. Last month, he was also detained in accordance with the same rules.
