Journalist Mohsin Baig has been arrested from Islamabad following a raid by the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing for making defaming remarks about PM Imran Khan and minister Murad Saeed.
Speaking to Geo News, Mohsin Baig’s son said that:-
“Initially, we thought that they (FIA personnel) are thieves and opened aerial fire, but later they introduced themselves as law enforcers. We also asked them to show arrest warrants but they didn’t have any. Meanwhile, a police party also came to our house.”
As per a press release issued by the investigation agency, the FIA raided Baig’s house in F8 on the complaint of Minister for Communications Murad Saeed. The statement further mentioned that the FIA conducted the raid after obtaining a search and seizure warrant from court.
“During the raid, Mohsin Baig and his son and servants directly fired at the FIA team and made two officials hostage,” the press release mentioned. It added that Baig was arrested after he ran out of bullets and was taken to Margalla police station where legal proceedings are underway.
According to the first information report (FIR, Baig had used immoral language for Murad Saeed in a talk show. It said Baig had related a “baseless story with derogatory remarks” which was subsequently shared on social media and had “shattered” the federal minister’s image in public.
Social Media Responses on Journalist Mohsin Baig’s arrest
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