Court sends Javed Latif to jail on 14-day remand

According to details, the PML-N leader was produced before court on completion of his physical remand.

The PML-N leader informed court that he has been ill-treated in police custody on the physical remand.

His lawyers maintained that the police didn’t have any proof to corroborate treason charges against their client.

Following the conclusion of arguments the court adjourned the hearing until May 26.

On April 27, Javed Latif was arrested after sessions court dismissed his bail plea for extension in a case pertaining to allegedly defaming state institutions.

A case has been registered against PML-N leader, Mian Javed Latif for making controversial statement.

The case, in which several provisions including treason are included, was registered against member national at the Township Police Station Lahore over the complaint of a citizen named Jameel Saleem.

In the First Information Report (FIR), it is stated that PML-N leader deliberately defamed state institutions and carried out hate speech.

It has been further written that the statement of Javed Latif created hate between the workers of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party workers.

Jameel Sameel said that the statement crated chaos and has urged the authorities to take action against the MNA under the Pakistan Prevention of Electronic Crime Act (PPCCA). The provisions included in case are 120, 120-B, 153, 153-A, 500 and 505-1B.

It is pertinent to mention here that Javed Latif, during an interview on a private TV channel, had said that if anything happened to PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz, the PML-N will not say “Pakistan Khappay”.