SC Accepts Abidi’s Unconditional Apology In Contempt Case

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SC accepts Abidi’s unconditional apology in contempt case

Accepting his unconditional apology, the court disposed of the case against him.

Lahore (Pakistan Point News – 19th December, 2018) The Supreme Court of Pakistan has accepted the apology of former senator and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Faisal Raza Abidi in the contempt of court case.

According to details, a three-member bench held the hearing of the case on Wednesday.

Accepting his unconditional apology, the court disposed of the case against him.

The court directed him to remain careful in future.

During the hearing, Justice Azmat Saeed said that Abidi’s apology has been accepted in contempt case but other cases will continue against him.

Abidi’s apology in the contempt case has nothing to do with other cases against him.

On December 17, Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) had indicted the former Senator Faisal Raza Abidi in a case regarding using inappropriate and derogatory language in an interview over a web tv against the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar.

Abidi was arrested outside Supreme Court building in October by the Secretariat Police after registering First Information Report for using defamatory and insulting language against the chief justice and the judiciary in an interview.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had booked Abidi under the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) 2016. According to the FIR registered against the former Senator, Abidi with criminal intent had used sarcastic, derogatory and defamatory language against the Chief Justice of Pakistan and was prima facie guilty of offences punishable under sections 10(a), 11 and 20 of Peca, read with sections 109 and 509 of the PPC.

Abidi is also facing other FIRs registered at the secretariat police station under PPC's sections 228, 500, 505(ii) and 34, along with the 7 ATA, in response to a complaint lodged by SC public relations Officer Shahid Hussain Kambyo for using threatening language and levelling allegations against government institutions and individuals holding the highest constitutional posts.

Mahnoor Sheikh

The writer is News Editor, Pakistan Point. She has graduated in Mass Communication and has worked in various media houses