The court’s decision came a day after authorities charged suspect Farhan Asif, 32, with cyber terrorism after arresting him at his home in Lahore, the capital of the eastern Punjab province.
Asif, a freelance web developer, appeared in court amid tight security. He was not allowed to speak to the media.
FIA prosecutor Kiran Muqeem told the court that Asif had failed to cooperate with authorities after the same court allowed them to interrogate him for a day the previous day. They had demanded that he be kept in custody for two weeks, but the court said it would only allow four more days.
A resident later told reporters that Asif had spread fake news and caused riots in England.
Asif was handcuffed and wearing traditional blue garb when he appeared in court.
His lawyer, Rana Radwan, told reporters that the court transferred his client to the custody of the federal agency without hearing him.
“The court told us that Asif’s case would be heard after lunchtime. But the court took him before that time and allowed the agency to keep him in custody,” Rizwan said.
Asif is accused of spreading misleading information from YouTube and Facebook about the British teenager suspected of carrying out a stabbing attack that killed three girls and injured 10 others on July 29 at a dance class in northwest England.
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