(26 Aug 2024)
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Lahore, Pakistan – 26 August 2024
1. Various of 32-year-old web developer Farhan Asif arriving at court
2. Tilt up of Asif’s cuffed hands to face
3. Exterior of court room, reporters and official standing in front
4. Close of judge name plate reading “Hamid Ul Rahman Nasir"
5. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Rana Rizwan Akhtar, Farhan Asif’s lawyer:
“My client has given all his IDs, mobiles and user IDs, passwords to the FIA (Federal Investigation Authority). They have checked it properly and they have not found any material from him that can prove that he did what he is accused of. So they (FIA) had written in their report that the investigation is completed, and he is acquitted in the investigation. We assisted the judge in the case, and the judge has agreed to the discharge report. So our client is being acquitted in the case.”
6. FIA officials opening the handcuffs of Farhan office
7. Various of Asif leaving court area
STORYLINE:
A Pakistani judge on Monday acquitted a man who was charged with spreading misinformation that helped spark widespread rioting in the U.K. earlier this month, officials said.
The decision came less than a week after Farhan Asif, a 32-year-old web developer, was arrested in a raid on his home in Lahore, the capital of eastern Punjab province, and charged with cyberterrorism.
Asif was seen walking into court Monday, handcuffed and staring at the floor as he walked past a crowd of media.
After a hearing Monday, the judge ordered the release of Asif, who walked free. He told the judge that he deleted his post on social media only six hours after realizing that it was not correct.
Federal investigators told the judge that they had no evidence to prove that he was guilty of intentionally spreading misinformation, Rana Rizwan, a defense lawyer, told reporters.
The Federal Investigation Agency had accused Asif of spreading misinformation on YouTube and Facebook about the British teenage suspect in a stabbing attack that killed three girls and injured 10 other people on July 29 at a dance class in northwest England.
AP video shot by Jahanzaib Aurangzaib
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