ISLAMABAD: Outspoken vlogger Asad Toor has been on hunger strike since being detained by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on charges of inciting a social media campaign against the court and other institutions, his lawyer Hadi Ali Chatta said on Thursday.
“Toor has not eaten anything in the last 36 hours,” stated his counsel, informing the public on Toor’s health and his meeting with his mother today, who was allowed to see him at the FIA office under court restrictions.
“The FIA also called rescue personnel after After Toor fell sick last night.”
Hadi claimed that the FIA did not question Toor about the anti-judiciary campaign while he was in detention, and that he is now being questioned about vlogs he created about other persons.
Iman Mazari, Toor’s other attorney, shared that the investigation done so far has nothing to do with contempt of judges.
“He is being pressurised to reveal his sources and social media accounts passwords. Asad Toor is denying to share his journalistic sources.”
On Tuesday, Judicial Magistrate Islamabad Muhammad Shabbir sent the vlogger on a five-day physical and directed the agency to produce the accused again on March 3, 2024.
The FIA produced Asad Toor before Magistrate Mohammad Shabbir and sought his remand.
