t-align: justify;">LAHORE, Aug 26 (APP): A local court on Monday extended the physical remand of former bureaucrat and senior analyst Orya Maqbool Jan in a cybercrime case for another four days.
t-align: justify;">Earlier, the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Cyber Crime Wing produced the analyst before a judicial magistrate in district courts and sought his further physical remand to complete investigations.
t-align: justify;">The investigation officer stated that a significant amount of material from Orya Maqbool Jan’s social media had been recovered. He mentioned that a WhatsApp group was created wherein activities against high-ranking state officials were observed and that Orya Maqbool Jan had spoken extensively against the state.
t-align: justify;">The FIA’s prosecutor informed the court that anti-state posts against the judiciary and high-ranking officials were found on Orya Maqbool Jan’s social media accounts. He stated that such posts were forwarded from a WhatsApp group and that the accused was working under a specific agenda, adding that notices had been issued to two members of the group.
t-align: justify;">He pleaded with the court to extend the physical remand of the analyst for the completion of investigations.
t-align: justify;">However, Jan’s counsel opposed the plea and requested the court to discharge his client.
t-align: justify;">The court, after hearing arguments from both parties, reserved its verdict for a short while. Later, announcing the reserved verdict, the court extended the physical remand of the analyst for another four days and ordered his production on August 30.
t-align: justify;">The FIA had registered a case against the analyst on charges of spreading religious hatred and making statements against the institutions.
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