Senator Azam Khan Swati, the PTI’s leader, went before the Islamabad High Court on Monday to discuss the cases brought against him for tweeting disparaging remarks about top military commanders.
Azam Swati visits IHC, “fearing custodial killing.
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.
The petition, which requested information about the cases filed against Azam Swati, stated that he “may be exposed to any sort of cruel treatment.”
In his petition, the PTI leader argued that basic human rights should be upheld in this case.
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.
