ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Azam Swati on Saturday approached Islamabad High Court (IHC) for post-arrest bail in the controversial tweets case.
Trial court judge Azam Khan dismissed the PTI leader’s bail plea on December 21, saying Swati committed the same offence twice. PTI leader and lawyer Babar Awan filed the bail plea in IHC on behalf of Azam Swati.
Swati said in the application that he had never made disparaging comments about any institution. Despite the investigation, he continued, the prosecution has no evidence to support its case.
According to the application, the senator is 75 years old and has heart disease; jail time would be a punishment without a trial because the only evidence against him is documentary.
On December 21, Islamabad Special Judge Central Azam Khan rejected Azam Swati’s bail plea saying he committed the same crime twice.
During the hearing, prosecutor Rizwan Abbasi explained to the court the process of verifying a Twitter account. He added that Swati has a “blue tick” on his Twitter account and is followed by famous personalities.
“Famous journalists and political personalities follow Azam Swati,” said the lawyer. He added that the senator has never distanced himself from the account.
“There is no question that the Twitter account is not of Azam Swati,” said Abbasi.
