A case has been registered against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), on Sunday.
According to sources, the Cyber Crime Reporting Center in Islamabad registered the case at the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on behalf of the state.
The FIR states that Sohail Afridi is accused of spreading hatred and misleading information against state institutions through social media. He allegedly shared false and baseless statements in video messages, which were circulated online to damage the reputation of state and national security institutions, the complaint reads.
The FIR further claims that Afridi made false remarks against state institutions outside Adiala Jail, and that the video was also shared through the official Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) social media page. Authorities said the case has been lodged under relevant sections of the PECA Act for defaming and inciting hatred against state institutions.
Earlier, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi stated that the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment was a “direct attack on provincial autonomy” and vowed to resist any move that undermines the rights of the provinces.
Speaking to the media at Parliament House, Sohail Afridi said he arrived in Islamabad to attend a parliamentary party meeting, adding that he would raise his voice within Parliament for his right to meet the PTI founder.
“I approached the High Court for permission to meet the PTI founder, but the court’s orders were not implemented,” Afridi said. “I am pursuing the democratic path – meeting my leader is my constitutional right.”
The KP chief minister announced that a resolution would be moved in Parliament over the denial of his meeting request, and confirmed that he is expected to meet the PTI founder tomorrow.
Chairman Qaumi Watan Party Aftab Khan Sherpao has said that the recent statement of Chief Minister Sohail Afridi was deplorable and would fan religious sentiments and sectarian hatred against the Army, which has been sacrificing its lives fighting the war on terror and safeguarding the country’s borders.