IHC initiates contempt proceedings on smear campaign against Justice Babar Sattar

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday decided to initiate contempt of court proceedings on the smear campaign against Justice Babar Sattar.

Earlier, Justice Sattar wrote a letter to IHC Aamer Farooq requesting him to take notice of the smear campaign against him on social media regarding his purported assets abroad.

According to sources, the IHC chief justice has converted the letter into contempt of court proceedings.

Read more: IHC dismisses ‘baseless social media campaign’ against Justice Babar Sattar

Last month, IHC declared the “malicious campaign” against Justice Babar Sattar on social media as false and contemptuous.

IHC Public Relations Officer said in a statement: “A false, malicious and contemptuous social media campaign is being run against Justice Babar Sattar of Islamabad High Court. As part of the malicious campaign, the confidential information has been posted and reposted on social media, including travel documents of the judge, his wife and children, accompanied by untruthful and malignant allegations, and details of his properties provided in his tax returns.”

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