New Delhi: A District and Sessions Court in Pakistan extended the physical remand of journalist Asad Ali Toor by three days, following the completion of his five-day remand in Federal Investigation Agency custody.
After his arrest, several journalists and activists protested against this arrest, demanding that the vague FIR registered against him be withdrawn immediately. They alleged that treating a journalist like a criminal and accusing him of pressuring information indicates that there is no room for professional journalism in the country.
Asad Toor was reportedly arrested for sharing a viral video in which he could be seen exposing how the election results were changed in the night between February 8 and 9. The agency officials have been looking for Toor’s digital documents, including his cell phone.
Taking to Twitter, journalist Hamid Mir also claimed that FIA was reportedly pressuring Toor to disclose the sources of his information. Mir further said that the agency had previously detained Toor, however, was unable to produce any evidence against him. He claimed that the agency was attempting to use fresh accusations to settle some old scores.
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