ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Information Secretary Raoof Hasan’s bail pleawas approved by an anti-terrorism court in the federal capital in relation to his nomination in a terror financing case.
The politician’s petition was approved by ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra against surety bonds worth Rs200,000.
Hasan, who was sent by the ATC on a 14-day judicial remand at the Adiala Jail on Saturday in the aforementioned case, was nominated in the case after his co-accused — PTI International Media Coordinator Ahmed Waqas Janjua — named him for his alleged role in providing financial support to terrorists.
The court, on August 3, had dismissed the bail plea of Janjua.Meanwhile, the PTI secretary general was sent on a 14-day judicial remand at the Adiala Jail after court orders on Saturday in the aforementioned case.
On July 22, the politician and others were taken into custody by the Islamabad Police and subsequently handed over to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).Hasan was not initially named in the terrorism FIR but was arrested based on Janjua’s statement — alleging he gave him Rs300,000 to spread terror — on July 31.
Bukhari contended that physical remand was unnecessary for recovering the money.At the hearing today, Hasan was being represented by his lawyer Ali Bukhari and party lawyer-turned-lawmaker Ali Zafar, while Prosecutor Raja Naveed was also present at the court.
At the outset of the case’s hearing, Hasan’s lawyer said that his client was not named in the case and that his name was later added to it.Addressing the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) investigating officer of the case, Judge Sipra asked: “Was the third suspect arrested?”
The officer responded saying that the third accused had not yet been arrested.Meanwhile, PTI leader Ali Zafar lamented the filing of cases by opponents for political vengeance.Prosecutor Naveed told the court that Hasan was named in the case immediately after Janjua’s statement was recorded.
“The police learned that Raoof Hasan had given money to buy explosives,” he said, addressing the judge, adding that the provisions against the PTI leader are non-bailable.The prosecutor requested that the court reject Hasan’s bail petition.
The judge later asked the prosecutor if money was recovered from Janjua or Hasan. Responding to this, he said: ” Money recovered from Ahmed Waqas Janjua was given by Raoof Hasan.”
