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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday reserved its order on the maintainability of petitions seeking suspension of the sentences awarded to lawyers and rights activists Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha in the controversial tweets case after the prosecution argued that the pleas had been filed prematurely.
On January 24, rights lawyers Imaan and Hadi were sentenced by an Islamabad sessions court to a total of 17 years in jail on multiple charges under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca).
Following their convictions, which were widely condemned by lawyers and United Nations (UN) experts, the couple challenged their convictions before the IHC on February 7.
Justice Muhammad Azam Khan heard the petitions filed by the two convicts against the trial court’s judgment.
