Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sher Afzal Marwat has been acquitted by an Islamabad District and Sessions Court in a case related to a brawl at the Supreme Court.
The verdict, which was reserved after hearings on Marwat’s plea for acquittal, was announced on Saturday.
The court dismissed all charges against Marwat and co-accused Fatahullah Baraki, who was implicated in an incident recorded at the Secretariat police station.
In October 2023, Sher Afzal Marwat was accused in a case involving a brawl at the Supreme Court.
The case was filed by Constable Javed Humayun at the Secretariat Police Station in Islamabad.
In his FIR, the constable alleged that Sher Afzal Marwat physically assaulted him in the High Court parking area and issued serious threats.
The FIR further alleged that Marwat tried to run him over with a vehicle.
Also, in December 2023, an FIR was registered against Sher Afzal Khan Marwat and workers for organizing a workers’ congress in Swabi. Authorities had booked 21 local PTI leaders and others for violating Section 144.
Furthermore, in September 2023, Islamabad police had arrested PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and Member of National Assembly (MNA) Sher Afzal Marwat outside Parliament House after a National Assembly session
According to Express News, a large police presence had gathered outside the Parliament building in anticipation.
As PTI leaders left the building, the police took position and quickly moved to detain Marwat.
A fight had reportedly broken out between Marwat’s supporters and the police during Marwat’s arrest.
However, the police managed to surround and apprehend the MNA and impound his vehicle before it left the scene.
