PML-N’s Javed Latif arrested from courtroom in anti-state remarks case

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) loyalist Javed Latif was on Tuesday arrested after a Lahore sessions court dismissed his interim bail in an anti-state remarks case, after which he was arrested.

Latif has been accused of making anti-Pakistan comments and earlier, the court had reserved judgment on the PML-N MNA’s bail application.

During the hearing, the public prosecutor sought a dismissal of the bail plea.

The public prosecutor argued in court that Latif’s controversial statement was tantamount to overstepping his bounds in love for his leader.

He said that a recording of Latif’s statement has been sent to forensics and the prosecution’s case is in accordance with all the requirements of the law.

The prosecutor argued that the state is like a mother. “Can such language be used about one’s mother?” he asked.

The public prosecutor also said that at the last hearing, it was reported that Latif had contracted coronavirus.

He said agencies reported that Latif was not quarantined despite having coronavirus.

During the hearing, Latif’s lawyer argued in court that a conspiracy was hatched to kill Maryam Nawaz and Latif made his statement in the context of this conspiracy.

Latif was arrested from the courtroom.