Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: Sindh government has granted permission to Islamabad police to arrest Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Faisal Raza Abidi for using inappropriate words for Chief Justice of Pakistan.

According to the sources, Sindh government has allowed Islamabad police to assist Sindh govt in the arrest of the accused Faisal Raza.

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Earlier, on September 21 a contempt of court case was register against the former senator Faisal Raza Abidi.

The case was  registered by the apex court in the Secretariat Police Station under Pakistan Penal Code sections 228, 500, 505(ii) and 24 along with Anti-Terrorism Act.

During the brief hearing of the case, the footage of the TV show in which Abidi used derogatory language against the court was screened. The chief justice noted that Abidi had yet to apologies.

Also read: Contempt case against Abidi transferred to another bench

Abidi’s counsel, however, stated that he had submitted two requests in the court but the bench rejected them observing that the method of apology used by Abidi’s counsel was not appropriate. The chief justice noted that Abidi had stated in the TV show that the CJP was destroying the country. He directed Abidi to file reply to the contempt notice. Justice Ijazul Ahsan inquired if Abidi’s counsel had a licence to practice law at the Supreme Court. The counsel then replied in affirmative. The court rejected the counsel’s plea to transfer the case to Karachi registry, however accepted his plea of sending the contempt case to another bench.

Earlier on April 17, 2018, the CJP had taken suo motu notice and issued a contempt notice to Abidi over the use of using derogatory language against the judiciary.