"There is no reason to keep him behind bars. It feels like the system wants to punish him before a trial. We've not slept properly in a week. Ahmed Khan, a dual Canadian-Pakistani citizen, travelled to Pakistan in December to interview experts on the politics of democracy promotion in Muslim-majority societies."
"In its official report, the NCCIA said it found, during one of its routine patrols, that Ahmed Khan's X and Instagram accounts were disseminating misinformation and disinformation targeting state institutions."
"In the digital era, dissemination of inflammatory content through social media platforms produces instantaneous and far-reaching consequences. Therefore, such allegations require serious judicial consider[ation]."
Hamza Ahmed Khan, a dual Canadian-Pakistani citizen and University of Toronto PhD student, was arrested in Lahore on February 21 after going missing on February 19. He traveled to Pakistan in December to conduct dissertation research on democracy promotion in Muslim-majority societies. Pakistan's National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency detained him for allegedly violating the 2016 Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, claiming his X and Instagram accounts disseminated misinformation targeting state institutions. A judicial magistrate denied his bail, ruling that such allegations warrant serious consideration due to social media's far-reaching consequences. His family and lawyer expressed disappointment, arguing the decision relied on precedential cases that don't match his situation.
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