ISLAMABAD: The local court of Islamabad has granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf(PTI) leader Rauf Hassan from the case registered under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (PECA) Act, 2016.
Judge Abbas Shah of the PECA Act Court of Islamabad held a hearing on post-arrest bail against Rauf Hassan in the case of creating, spreading information related to terrorism on the Internet and explosion. PTI lawyer Ali Bukhari, Mirza Asim Baig and Sardar Masroof appeared in court.
Ali Bukhari gave arguments and said that there was a trial on the revelation of Waqas Janjua. The entire case is based on a statement, 3 women have been granted bail, the bail application of 9 persons is before the court while 9 accused are salaried employees who have not been accused or charged.
During the hearing, the FIA prosecutor read the tweets of the PTI workers and recited the PICA Act in the court and said that the role of all has been clarified in the technical report. All sections apply to Rauf Hassan and section 10 is non-bailable.
The FIA prosecutor opposed the bail, on which the court reserved its decision.
Later, the court accepted the bail plea of PTI leader Rauf Hassan and ordered his release in the case registered under the PECA Act.
[embedpost slug="pti-leader-raoof-hasan-remanded-in-ctd-custody-for-two-days"]
Despite getting bail in the case registered under the PICA Act, Rauf Hassan's release is not possible today, he is in the custody of the Anti-Terrorism Court on remand for two days.
