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Azam Swati freed after over a month in custody

He had been in custody since November 27
File photo.
File photo.

Senator Azam Swati, who was arrested in late November for criticising army officials, was released from custody in Islamabad on Tuesday.

The senator’s bail was approved by the Islamabad High Court on Monday after a long-drawn arrest which involved him being shuttled from Islamabad to Balochistan to Sindh and back to Islamabad.

He had been custody since November 27, when he was arrested from his farm house in Islamabad.

Speaking outside the CIA center in I-9 from where he was released, Swati said he would not back down and pursue his case against custodial torture inflicted on him.

This was Swati’s second arrest for criticising military officials. He was first arrested from his home in in October, in a late-night arrest without warrant. after his release he had claimed he was tortured by military officials in custody. Subsequent tweets had led to his second arrest.

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