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Pak army critic re-arrested after getting bail

Tuesday, 29 August 2023



ISLAMABAD, Aug 28 (BBC): A prominent Pakistani human rights lawyer who criticised the powerful military has been re-arrested hours after a court granted her bail. Imaan Mazari-Hazir was due for release on Monday night until she was detained on a second terrorism charge.
She was placed in custody a week ago, prompting widespread criticism. Analysts say a crackdown has increased after military installations were attacked in May by crowds protesting at the arrest of former PM Imran Khan.
"There has been a gross over-reaction to the events of 9 May. But the establishment doesn't want to be seen as only focused against Mr Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf [PTI] party. So, now they are targeting different segments of the society," prominent journalist Cyril Almeida told the BBC.
Her lawyer, Zainab Januja, said police had provided neither a copy of the charges against her nor an arrest warrant.
"They only informed us that there is another case against her at a different police station," she told the BBC.