{"id":305009,"date":"2023-01-02T15:30:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T10:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=305009"},"modified":"2023-01-02T15:30:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T10:30:58","slug":"ihc-approves-azam-swatis-bail-in-controversial-tweets-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/ihc-approves-azam-swatis-bail-in-controversial-tweets-case\/","title":{"rendered":"IHC approves Azam Swati\u2019s bail in controversial tweets case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday approved the post-arrest bail of PTI Senator Azam Swati, who has been in detention since late November over his controversial tweets about senior military officers.<\/p>\n<p>Swati was arrested on November 27 after the FIA booked him in Islamabad over a \u201chighly obnoxious campaign of intimidating tweets [\u2026] against state institutions\u201d. It was the second time that Swati was booked and arrested by the FIA over his tweets about army officials in less than two months.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the senator approached a special court in Islamabad for bail. However, Special Judge Central Azam Khan dismissed the plea ruling that he had \u201ccommitted the same offence twice\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, Swati filed a post-arrest bail petition through his lawyer Babar Awan in the IHC, challenging the special court\u2019s orders.<\/p>\n<p>At the previous hearing, the IHC \u2014 after taking up the petition \u2014 issued notices to the state and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).<\/p>\n<p>During the hearing today, IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq resumed hearing the PTI senator\u2019s petition and barred the FIA from arresting him. 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