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Areeb Majeed Faces Additional UAPA Section in Islamic State Case
Areeb Majeed is being tried over allegations that he travelled to Iraq and Syria in 2014 to join the Islamic State.
The National Investigation Agency has filed another document in the case.
This was its fifth supplementary chargesheet.
Majeed asked the court not to use a particular law against him.
The law is called Section 17 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
It deals with collecting money for a terrorist act.
The court rejected his request.
However, the court said the new chargesheet was mainly meant to add official approval and electronic evidence to the case, not to add a new charge.
Areeb Majeed is on trial over allegedly travelling to Iraq and Syria to join the Islamic State in 2014.
A court rejected Majeed’s plea against invoking Section 17 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
Section 17 concerns raising funds for a terrorist act and carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
The National Investigation Agency filed its fifth supplementary chargesheet last month, as the trial neared its end.
The court said the chargesheet recorded a sanction order and electronic evidence rather than seeking to frame an additional charge.
- Who
- Areeb Majeed, the National Investigation Agency, and the court handling the case.
- What
- The court rejected Majeed’s plea against invoking Section 17 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
- Where
- The allegations concern travel to Iraq and Syria; the court’s location is not specified.
- When
- The ruling was issued on Friday; the fifth supplementary chargesheet was filed last month.
- Why
- The case concerns allegations that Majeed travelled to join the Islamic State, while Section 17 relates to raising funds for a terrorist act.
Majeed’s Position
Court and Agency Position
Use of Section 17
Majeed’s Position
Majeed sought to prevent Section 17 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act from being invoked against him.
Court and Agency Position
The court rejected his plea and allowed the case to proceed with the relevant material concerning Section 17.
Purpose of the Supplementary Chargesheet
Majeed’s Position
Majeed opposed the filing, arguing that the agency was seeking to frame an additional charge against him.
Court and Agency Position
The court said the National Investigation Agency was recording a sanction order and electronic evidence, rather than framing an additional charge.
Key facts
- Accused
- Areeb Majeed
- Investigation agency
- National Investigation Agency
- Relevant law
- Section 17 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
- Maximum penalty
- Life imprisonment
- Supplementary chargesheet
- Fifth chargesheet, filed last month
- Evidence mentioned
- A sanction order and electronic evidence
Sources
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