An Islamabad district and sessions court on Monday rejected a police plea to extend physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Chaudhry Fawad Hussain and approved his 14-day judicial remand.
Judicial Magistrate Waqas Ahmed Raja heard the case over alleged incitement of violence by PTI leader against a constitutional institution — the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
The DSP Legal said that Fawad’s photogrammetric test has been conducted. However, he added the PTI leader would also have to undergo a medical test.
The court, while rejecting police’s request, sent Fawad to prison on judicial remand.
Fawad was arrested from Lahore on Wednesday for allegedly “inciting violence” against the Election Commission of Pakistan members and the CEC.
An FIR was registered against the PTI leader at the Kohsar police station in Islamabad. An Islamabad court then handed Fawad over to the police on a two-day physical remand.
As the remand ended on Friday, Fawad was produced before Judicial Magistrate Raja who had extended his physical remand by another two days.
