Overview
- Both defendants pleaded not guilty before ADSJ Afzal Majoka, who set the next hearing for November 5 and directed the prosecution to produce witnesses.
- The judge instructed Hadi Ali Chattha to resubmit his surety bonds during Thursday’s proceedings.
- NCCIA officers arrested Chattha outside the court on October 29 after a non-bailable warrant was issued and his bail bonds were declared forfeited.
- Imaan Mazari and supporters claim video shows Chattha was present when the warrant was issued, while the court record cites non-appearance and the prosecution accuses the defense of delaying tactics.
- The FIR filed by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency lists Sections 9, 10, 11 and 26 of PECA 2016, alleging attempts to incite linguistic divisions via tweets and retweets.