Judge video scandal: FIA arrests Nasir Janjua as court rejects bail plea

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency arrested suspect Nasir Janjua on Monday in relation to accountability court judge Arshad Malik’s video scandal case.

The cybercrime court’s judge Tahir Mehmood was hearing the case related to the controversial video against the judge. In the hearing today, the court extended the judicial remand of main suspect Mian Tariq.

Suspects Nasir Janjua and Khurram Yusuf were arrested after the court declined their pre-arrest bail plea.

Following which, another suspect Ghulam Jilani was also arrested outside the court room.

The video scandal surfaced when Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Maryam Nawaz released a video, which purportedly showed judge Arshad Malik admitting to a lack of evidence against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif — and termed them edited, fabricated, and aimed to defame him.

On July 12, judge Arshad Malik was relieved from his duties by the federal government for his alleged involvement in the controversial video scandal.