Lala Khurshid Khan
FOE Link or motive by PPF
ConfirmedCase Update Status
FIR dismissed matter solved in jirga
Summary of Case
"On 17 January, 2022 YouTuber Lala Khurshid Khan Hazara was arrested in Balakot town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after he uploaded an offensive song - a Hindko song, which ‘disgraced’ women members of the local Gujjar tribe - on his YouTube channel against women of a tribe.
The video led protest from a Pashtun sub-sect demanding registration of a case and his arrest. Protester Junaid Qasim, a former tehsil nazim, said the residents couldn’t allow anyone to hurt their sentiments and disgrace women to ‘claim social media popularity’.
The police took no time to register the case as the protestors gathered outside the police station bringing cops under pressure to meet the demands promptly. The YouTuber also runs his Facebook page highlighting local issues. He was sent on judicial remand after presented before an anti-terrorism court in Abbottabad city.
Later on January 19, 2022, Police announced to withdraw the First Information Report (FIR).
“A jirga agreed to withdraw the FIR lodged against the YouTuber recently,” stated District Police Officer Sajjad Khan.
The jirga speakers, including Nawazish Khan, Maulana Inayatur Rehman, Saleem Khan, Abdul Qudus and Qazi Sadiq, stated that if anybody uploaded offensive contents/ footage/pictures on an ethnic/racial basis in future, he/she would be arrested under the relevant sections of the laws related to police and FIA.
The arrest came after scores of people took to the streets and blocked the Mansehra Naran Jalkhad Road in Balakot for over four hours.
The protesters insisted that the 48-year-old uploaded on his YouTube channel "
Category of Incident
Censorship
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
Date of incident
17
Month
January
Year
2022
Name of affected person
Lala Khursheed
Other affected persons
No other person was affected
Name of affected organization
No organization affected
Other affected organizations
No other organization affected
Action by
Police
City
Mansehra
Province
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Designation
Owner
Professional category
Youtuber
Age of victim
N/A
Marital Status
SingleCompensation 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:
FIR Details: Not available
Police station of FIR: Not available
Name of complainant: Not available
Name of accused in FIR: Not available
Court Details
Was case investigated ?: No
Court where case was presented: Case not presented in any court yet
Name of prosecuting lawyer: Case not presented in any court yet
Date of first court hearing:
Date of last court hearing:
Status of court case: Case not presented in any court yet
Journalist Union Status
PFUJ
N/A
APNS
CPNE
PBA
Condemn Status
Colleague of victim
N/A
Employer organization
N/A
Press Club Status
Press club 1: N/A
Press club 2:
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