Tweeps demand justice for Qazi Jalal

Tweeps demand justice for Qazi... Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cyber crime wing Peshawar arrested Qazi Jalal, a Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf social media activist for allegedly posting a message against the judiciary on social media.

#JusticeForQazi- Tweeps use this hashtag to vent about FIA and the decision to arrest Qazi Jalal for posting messages against the Pakistani judiciary. They demand justice and for Qazi to be released.

@ubaid_imran: “Changed my DP to #JusticeForQazi! Please change yours too. This boy needs our support more than ever!”

@ImranGhazaliPK: “#JusticeForQazi I hope @JalalQazi gets released today, PTI will stand by him. Our resolve for freedom of speech has only gotten stronger.”

@jasmeenmanzoor: “So freedom of speech is now a crime, what are we heading towards the stone age? #JusticeForQazi”

@MariamMumtaz: “I am sure FIA would be wanting to arrest people for trending #ShameonFIA Come on folks, Can you? Or should you just ban Twitter? #JusticeforQazi”

@FarhanKVirk: “#JusticeForQazi A man can try to kill the Chief Justice but he can become PM, Jalal Qazi tweets and lands in jail...Why?”

‏@ZalmayX: “#JusticeforQazi Petition to free Qazi. His only crime: A TWEET citing information already available elsewhere...”

@AbidMajeed1969: “I support #JusticeForQazi — counter him with documents and arguments not brow-beating”

@bkhanpk007: “Insafian be united because unity is our strength and raise your voice for Qazi Jalal #JusticeForQazi”

@UdarOfficial: “Something is terribly wrong if a young guy is in jail for tweeting and people with murders under their belt roam free. #JusticeForQazi”

@JalladeAzam: “Jalal Qazi is not a leader that his remarks can defame a judge, just a young 20-year-old ordinary political worker. Shame on FIA.”

@mariamsmadness: “They were quick to arrest somebody for a tweet but take a decade to prosecute a real criminal.”

— Compiled by Donia Yassinson/Community Web Editor