Granting bail to Swati welcoming but will he get justice, asks PTI leadership 

ISLAMABAD, Jan 02 (SABAH): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership on Monday welcomed the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) decision of granting bail to PTI Senator Muhammad Azam Khan Swati but they said that the case put a question mark on our justice system that how a 75-year-old senator was taken across country to face over several dozens of FIRs despite being subjected to the worst mental and physical violence.

The PTI leaders stated that granting bail to Senator Swati was simply a partial justice until those who attempted to break his courage be held accountable.

PTI Vice Chairman Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi, in his reaction, said that Azam Swati was finally released and they all, of course, were happy and satisfied about it. However, He stated that it was a question mark on our justice system that how a 75-year-old senior citizen faced hardships to get justice despite being subjected to the worst mental and physical violence.

In his reaction, PTI Central Secretary General Asad Umar said that PTI Senator finally got bail, but he raised question will he get justice?

PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry reacted that Azam Swati was granted bail, but the black mark that the case put on the face of our justice system cannot be washed away. He said that attempts were made to break the courage of the old lion, but he stood firm.

PTI Senior Vice President Dr. Shireen Mazari welcomed the news about bail being given to Senator Swati; however she stated that it was simply a partial justice. “Who will ever give him full justice for speaking the truth about his torturers especially those behind NRO-2 for cabal of crooks,” she questioned?

“He suffered custodial torture, humiliation, blackmail when he along with his wife were stripped of basic human dignity through release of a video,” she added.  Dr. Mazari went on to say that as if all that was not enough for petty men with fragile egos, he was taken across country to face over 30 FIRs. When he got relief from them, he was brought back and incarcerated in ICT.

She raised question that who would ever hold those who did this to Senator Swati accountable? “Yet unless they were held accountable there can be no justice for Swati. As for the pussilanimous Senate Chairman Senators from all parties should hold him accountable for not signing Senator Swati’s production orders,” she added.

PTI General Secretary Central Punjab Hammad Azhar reacted that Azam Swati and his Begum were subjected to such brutality that one even could not do with an enemy.

Hammad Azhar stated that Azam Swati was beaten in front of grandchildren and was stripped naked and tortured afterwards, besides registering over several dozen of fake FIRs against him.