{"id":32155,"date":"2018-10-10T18:32:49","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T08:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=32155"},"modified":"2018-10-10T18:32:49","modified_gmt":"2018-10-10T08:32:49","slug":"faisal-raza-abidi-arrested-in-contempt-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/faisal-raza-abidi-arrested-in-contempt-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Faisal Raza Abidi arrested in contempt case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD : Former Pakistan Peoples Party senator, Faisal Raza Abidi, was arrested from outside the Supreme Court premises on Wednesday in a contempt of court case.<\/p>\n<p>The former parliamentarian has been moved to Secretariat Police Station, Islamabad. He was taken into custody after his appearance in the case hearing at the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>During the hearing, the apex court sought a written reply from the ex-senator in the contempt case he is facing. Abidi requested the court to delay the hearing saying his counsel was out of the country to perform Umrah.<\/p>\n<p>On Sep 21, the capital police had registered a case against former senator Faisal Raza Abidi for using derogatory and defamatory remarks against the chief justice.<\/p>\n<p>The case was registered at the Secretariat police station under PPC\u2019s sections 228, 500, 505(ii) and 34 read with the ATA 1997 on a complaint lodged by Supreme Court Public Relations Officer Shahid Hussain Kambyo.<\/p>\n<p>According to the FIR, in a video, which vent viral on social media, the accused used highly abusive, contemptuous, and threatening language against state institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The former senator has been accused of leveling accusations against individuals holding the highest constitutional posts.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the Supreme Court had directed the police to ensure that former senator Faisal Raza Abidi appears in the court in a contempt of court case.<\/p>\n<p>A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar, gave this direction after Abidi\u2019s failure to appear in court despite summons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD : Former Pakistan Peoples Party senator, Faisal Raza Abidi, was arrested from outside the Supreme Court premises on Wednesday in a contempt of court case. 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