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ISLAMABAD: A local court on Friday deferred the indictment of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill in a sedition case filed against him till February 2.
Additional Sessions Judge Tahir Abbas Supra heard the case.
Shahbaz Gill’s lawyer Burhan Moazzam told the court that his client was sick and cannot attend court proceedings.
To this, Judge Tahir Abbas Supra directed to ensure Shahbaz Gill’s presence in the case via online.
“Court cannot grant Gill exemption from personal appearance till his indictment,” Judge Tahir Abbas Supra remarked.
“Shahbaz Gill wanted to defend himself before court,” said Gill’s lawyer Burhan Moazzam.
Furthermore, the court ordered all the respondents to make sure of their presence at the next hearing and fixed February 2 for the indictment of Gill.
The PTI leader was arrested on August 9 last year on charges of sedition and inciting the public against the state institutions. He got bail from the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in the same case on September 15, 2022.
