Three supporters of PTI UK booked on terror charges

Three PTI supporters from the UK branch and a YouTuber were the targets of a first information report filed by the federal capital police on Thursday for allegedly intimidating the judges, which included terrorist accusations.

Three supporters of PTI UK booked: Nasir Iqbal’s report to the Ramna Police Station stated that “they also prevented the learned judge from carrying out his duties and assaulted him for restraining from his duties.”

Journalist Aamir Ilyas Rana of Islamabad registered the copy of the FIR on social networking site X, formerly known as Twitter.

The FIR cited Shayan Ali, Sarah Mir Gilgati, Imran Khalil, and Adil Farooq Raja as the four suspects.

In the complaint, the Pakistan Penal Code’s sections 186 (obstructing a public servant from performing his official duties), 353 (using criminal force or assault to prevent a public servant from performing his duty), and 506 (punishing criminal intimidation) were cited.

“Legal Inclusions and PTI Leader’s Sentencing Impact”

The Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1997, section 21 (i), which deals with the protection of judges, and sections 7 (punishment for terrorist acts) and 11W (printing, publishing, or disseminating any material to incite hatred or giving projection to any person convicted of a terrorist act, any proscribed organisation, an organisation placed under observation, or anyone involved in terrorism), were also included.

The PTI leader Imran Khan was sentenced to three years in prison by Additional District and Sessions Judge Humayun Dilawar in a case involving the sale of gifts. The complainant mentions the video, which features a PTI member.

Following the judgement, which also resulted in Khan’s disqualification, Dilawar’s name was among the most popular trends on X. Following news that he was scheduled to travel to the UK for human rights training, his name started to circulate on social media.

On the day he likely made the announcement, Dilawar probably took a flight to England to take part in training. After receiving an outpouring of support on social media from a large number of individuals, the University of Hull, which organised the training, was forced to clarify that it played no part in choosing the judges from Pakistan.

“Alleged Terrorist Acts: Accused Group’s Intimidation Tactics and International Implications”

The complainant draws attention to a video that, in his opinion, went viral in which the accused allegedly threatened to make the life of a judge who was travelling to the UK for training a hellish existence. He also mentioned another video in which the accused Shayan and his group were brandishing signs at the airport criticising a judge.

It was claimed that the defendants had been filming judges, including female judges, for “nefarious designs.” It was stated that YouTuber Adil Raja participated in the protests by creating videos supporting the demonstrators.

According to the FIR, “These actions by Shayan his team Sarah Mir, Adil Farooq, and others were designed to coerce and intimidate the Pakistani authorities, especially the judicial officers, to force them to discharge their lawful duties in a certain way, i.e. to benefit a political party through their decisions.”

According to the complaint, the aforementioned people’s actions were done with the intent of instilling terror in society.

“Shayan, his group, and others were leading activators involved in committing such crimes for terrorism.” With the intention of achieving the political goal by instilling fear and insecurity in the judiciary and some groups of public officials, they have conducted terrorist acts and also glorified these terrorists, it was said.

The addresses of all the stated defendants who reside in the UK have been discovered in Pakistan, according to the journalist who gave the FIR copy and was quoted by a senior officer. All alternatives, from the sale and confiscation of the properties in Pakistan through the court, to the arrest through Interpol and the issuance of a red warrant, were available, it was said.

The post further stated that their Pakistani co-defendants would be apprehended.