Faisal Raza Abidi acquitted in anti-judiciary remarks case
The former senator had used 'highly insulting and inappropriate language' against former CJP Saqib Nisar
May 02, 2019
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court on Thursday acquitted former Pakistan Peoples' Party leader Faisal Raza Abidi in contempt of court case.
Abdidi along with others were acquitted in a case regarding an interview in which he used "highly insulting and inappropriate language" against former chief justice Saqib Nisar, as mentioned in a first information report (FIR) filed against him.
The former senator had been arrested on October 10, 2018.
The complaint was registered by the apex court's Public Relations Officer Shahid Hussain Kamboyo in the Secretariat Police Station under Pakistan Penal Code's sections 228, 500, 505(ii) and 34 along with Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA).
