A local court in Islamabad discharged Lt-Gen (retd) Amjad Shoaib in a case of inciting people to mutiny and spreading hatred against state institutions.
Additional Sessions Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra issued the decision.
Previously, the prosecutor had opposed the discharge plea. The court heard arguments from both sides, reserved its ruling, and then issued its decision.
Amjad Shoaib, a retired army officer, was found to be part of an organized propaganda campaign.
The FIA completed the forensics of Amjad Shoaib’s mobile phone and as per the findings, his mobile turned out to be an important tool of PTI and Imran Khan’s negative propaganda.
The detail of his close contacts and conversation showed the ex-serviceman’s connections with the persons involved in the campaign targeting the state organs and key figures.
PTI leaders Asad Umar, Ali Zaidi, Usman Dar, Fawad Chaudhry, Shibli Faraz, Zartaj Gul, Farrukh Habib, and Ghulam Sarwar were included in the WhatsApp circle of General Amjad Shoaib.
His connections to the notorious Adil Raja and some journalists were too obvious. Amjad spread rumors about Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Qatar. Despite the fact that the ex-serviceman admitted in writing that the story was false, the YouTube propaganda continued.
On Monday, a local court in Islamabad granted police a three-day physical remand of former Pakistan Army officer Lt-General (retd) Amjad Shoaib on charges of inciting mutiny and spreading hatred against state institutions.
The Islamabad police had requested that the accused be physically detained for a week.
General Amjad Shoaib released, discharged from the case pic.twitter.com/9x0VsJGVd6
— Murtaza Ali Shah (@MurtazaViews) March 2, 2023
