ECP to indict PTI leaders, Fawad in contempt case

The Election Fee of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday determined to indict the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief, Asad Umar and Fawad Chaudhry for contempt towards the fee.

A four-member fee headed by ECP Sindh member Nisar Durrani heard the contempt case and introduced the reserved choice on the objections put forth by the PTI.

In the course of the listening to, Advocate Faisal Chaudhry appeared earlier than the electoral watchdog on behalf of the events. He maintained that the accused had not obtained any earlier listening to orders from the ECP.

Nevertheless, Durrani replied that the events had been absent from even the present listening to. Following this, he introduced the choice which acknowledged that the fee had the authority to carry contempt of court docket proceedings.

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The electoral watchdog rejected the PTI’s objections and adjourned the listening to of the case until July 11. It additionally summoned all three accused in a private capability for the upcoming listening to.

The ECP had initiated contempt proceedings towards the three for issuing statements towards the electoral physique and the chief election commissioner.

The fee had beforehand introduced its choice to subject bailable arrest warrants for senior social gathering leaders in January for failing to look earlier than the fee in contempt proceedings.

Asad Umar has already apologised to the ECP within the contempt case. Umar acknowledged that there was no intention in his statements relating to the ECP that needs to be seen as an insult.

“If the ECP nonetheless feels that it was insulted, I’m sorry. I depart myself at its mercy,” he mentioned.