LAHORE: The federal government has decided to challenge the release of Saadat Amin, a convicted child pornographer, a day after the Lahore High Court (LHC) suspended his sentence and ordered his release on bail.
The LHC passed the release order reportedly on May 14, giving relief to Amin who was earlier convicted and sentenced to seven years in April 2018. The AGP’s office added that while the order of the convict’s release was reported in the media, so far no formal order by the LHC has been issued.
“In view of the above, there is no order in the field for release of Saadat Amin and on May 19, the federal government would vehemently oppose the release of Sadaat Amin who was convicted for committing the most heinous offence.”
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had arrested Amin from Jhang. The arrest was made by the FIA’s Cyber Crime Cell in Lahore.
A judicial magistrate had on April 26, 2018, awarded seven-year imprisonment to Saadat Amin of Sargodha under section 22 of Prevention of Electronic Crime Act 2016 and also imposed a fine of Rs1.2 million on him.
