PECA court removes Iran and other countries references from controversial tweets verdict
Islamabad, Pakistan – Web Desk: The Cybercrime Court under the PECA Act has ordered the removal of paragraphs mentioning Iran and other countries from the controversial Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha tweets case verdict.
Judge Afzal Majoka approved the prosecution’s request to delete references that were mistakenly included in paragraph 36 of the 22-page verdict. The court clarified that the inclusion of the countries’ names was a typographical error by the stenographer and had no impact on the legal rights of the parties involved.
Under Section 561A, the court exercised its powers to correct the error and instructed that the corrected text be attached to the main case record.
Previously, Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha were sentenced under the PECA Act to:
- Section 9: 5 years imprisonment + PKR 50 lakh fine
- Section 10: 10 years imprisonment + PKR 3 crore fine
- Section 26A: 2 years imprisonment + PKR 10 lakh fine
The total sentences for both defendants amounted to 17 years imprisonment each and fines totaling PKR 3.6 crore, while they were acquitted under Section 11 of the PECA Act.
