Hate Speech case: Court rejects Capt Safdar's bail plea.

LAHORE -- The court has rejected the bail plea filed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Captain (R) Safdar in the anti-government speech case. Judicial Magistrate Salman Asif of the district court heard the petition of the PML-N vice-president Maryam Nawaz's husband. During the hearing, the party's lawyer Farhad Ali Shah took the stand that the police do not have the authority to register the case. Shah stated that even if a provocative statement was given, the notification would have to be written as per law whereas Captain Safdar was not notified about it. The lawyer continued saying that his client was arrested in a false lawsuit to prevent him from following his wife's cases. After the statements of defendant's lawyer, the court reserved its verdict, whereas District Public Prosecutor Rai Mushtaq did not appear in the court. Advocate Shah has announced to challenge the verdict in District and Sessions Courts. The court, ruling the petition, dismissed the bail appeal of the PML-N leader who was arrested over provocative speech against state agencies on October 22 near Ravi Toll Plaza. On Oct 21, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's son-in-law Capt (retd) Muhammad Safdar was arrested in Lahore on October 21. On Oct 22. the court rejected the police's request for physical...

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