LAHORE, October 22: A judicial magistrate here on Tuesday sent retired captain Mohammad Safdar, son-in-law of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, to prison on judicial remand for fourteen days in a case pertaining to hate speech.
Judicial Magistrate Rana Asif Ali rejected a request to discharge the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader in the case. He also rejected a plea by Punjab police to hand Safdar over to them for interrogation. The magistrate directed the defence and prosecution sides to appear on Oct 24 to forward their arguments on a bail petition filed by the accused.
Safdar was arrested by the police late on Monday night from the motorway on the charge of issuing remarks and inciting public against the state. The police had registered a case against him on Oct 11. – DNA
