A district and sessions court in Islamabad discharged the Lieutenant General (retired) Amjad Shoaib from the case registered against him for “inciting the public against national institutions”.
According to details, the court ordered to the immediate release of Lt. General (retired) Amjad Shoaib from the case.
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The orders were issued by Additional District and Sessions Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra when he announced the verdict on the review plea filed by the former three-star general against his physical remand.
Earlier, the district and Sessions court issues the order of Physical remand of Lt. General (retired) Amjad Shoaib into police custody for three days.
Amjad Shoaib Arrest
This week on Monday, Lieutenant General (retired) Amjad Shoaib was arrested by the Islamabad police on charges of inciting the public against national institutions.
According to Islamabad Police, sources officers from the Ramna police station apprehended him at his residence in the federal capital.
A First Information Report (FIR) was registered last evening against the former 3-star Military officer at the Ramna police station following his television interview, under sections 153A and 505 of the Pakistan Penal Code. The FIR was registered under Sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups, etc) and 505 (statements conducing to public mischief) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
According to the FIR, filed on the complaint of Islamabad Magistrate Owais Khan, the former army officer incited people to revolt against institutions and attempted to provoke disharmony, and anarchy and create a law and order situation in the country through his controversial statements made on a TV show.
