Case Update Status

FIR dismissed against Absar Alam

Summary of Case

"On Sep 29, 2020 a sedition FIR has been recorded against senior journalist and ex-PEMRA chief Absar Alam in Dina, Jhelum.

The FIR was filed on an application by a lawyer, Khursheed Alam, from Jhelum who has complained that Absar Alam on his twitter account has used derogatory language against state institutions and personalities, dubbing it seditious. He asked that the ex-PEMRA chief be charged under 131 PPC, 124A, 505, 499, 20 PECA, and High Treason Section 6.

Reacting to the developments, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemned the sedition case against former PEMRA chairman Absar Alam in baseless, fabricated and concocted allegations, and demanded his immediate release and withdrawal of FIR.

While condemning the FIR against senior journalist and former PEMRA chairman Absar Alam, the PFUJ leadership warned that such concocted case and malicious trend against journalists’ community seems to be an agenda being followed by the current government and those elements who have always been against freedom of speech and media.

On 1st Feb 2022, Dina Police Station Naib Mohrer Mr. Mazhar told PPF that FIR has been dismissed against Absar Alam."

Category of Incident

FIR Register

ICCS Status

ICCS Divisions: 0803-Acts related to freedom of expression or control of expression

ICCS Group: 08039-Other acts related to freedom of expression or control of expression

ICCS Class: N/A

ICCS Crime: Acts related to freedom of expression or control of expression

Reported By

The News International

Date of incident

9

Month

September

Year

2020

Name of affected person

Absar Alam

Other affected persons

No other person affected

Name of affected organization

Not applicable

Other affected organizations

No other organization affected

Action by

Lawyer Khursheed Alam

City

Jhelum

Province

Punjab

Designation

Ex PEMRA Chief

Professional category

Journalist

Age of victim

57 Years

Marital Status

Compensation Details

Amount of compensation announced by government: No compensation announced

Date of compensation announcement by government: No compensation announced

Date of compensation paid by government: No compensation announced

Amount of compensation announced by others: No compensation announced

Date of compensation announced by others: No compensation announced

Date compensation paid by others: No compensation announced

FIR Details

Was FIR registered ?: Yes

Date of FIR: 09/11/2020

FIR Details: FIR# 492/20

Police station of FIR: Dina Police Station

Name of complainant: Chaudhry Naveed Ahmed

Name of accused in FIR: Absar Alam

Court Details

Was case investigated ?: Yes

Court where case was presented: Case was not presented in any court

Name of prosecuting lawyer: Case was not presented in any court

Date of first court hearing:

Date of last court hearing:

Status of court case: Case was not presented in any court

Journalist Union Status

PFUJ

"Reacting to the developments, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemned the sedition case against former PEMRA chairman Absar Alam in baseless, fabricated and concocted allegations, and demanded his immediate release and withdrawal of FIR. While condemning the FIR against senior journalist and former PEMRA chairman Absar Alam, the PFUJ leadership warned that such concocted case and malicious trend against journalists’ community seems to be an agenda being followed by the current government and those elements who have always been against freedom of speech and media. "

APNS

CPNE

PBA

Media Source Status

Media reports:

Condemn Status

Colleague of victim

N/A

Employer organization

N/A

Press Club Status

Press club 1: Islamabad press club condemn

Press club 2:

Press club 3: