SC halts prison terms for Mazari and Chattha over controversial tweets
TL;DR
The Supreme Court suspended the 17-year prison terms handed to lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha in a PECA case tied to tweets alleged to incite linguistic divisions; bail was granted on a Rs 200,000 surety while the Islamabad High Court reviews the sentence, with the court urging both to maintain decorum.
- SC suspends Imaan Mazari, husband's sentences in controversial tweets case Geo News
- SC suspends Imaan, Hadi's sentences in controversial social media posts case, orders their release Dawn
- Pakistan's top court suspends sentences of rights lawyer Mazari and husband reuters.com
- SC suspends trial court order, grants bail to Imaan Mazari, Hadi Ali Chattha The Express Tribune
- Pakistan: Journalists voice concern over court's delay in hearing jailed human rights lawyer couple's applications FM Bharat
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