ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan cricket team captain Shahid Afridi has reacted to the former intelligence chief Lieutenant General (retired) Faiz Hameed’s indictment.
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations on Tuesday, the process of Field General Court Martial (FGCM) was initiated against ex-DG ISI Faiz Hameed on multiple charges, including engaging in political activities and misusing authority and government resources.
Former star cricketer took to the X, erstwhile Twitter, to express his views regarding the ISPR statement on the next phase of the court martial proceedings against Lieutenant General (retd) Faiz Hameed.
In his post, he said that according to the ISPR press release, the formal proceedings of the Field General Court Martial have been initiated by indicted Faiz Hameed.
He said that his indictment will further strengthen the narrative of self-accountability of the current leadership and will dispel the impression that the powerful are above accountability.
Faiz Hameed’s indictment
Yesterday, ISPR said in a statement that former intelligence chief Faiz Hameed was formally arraigned on charges of “engaging in political activities, violations of the Official Secrets Act detrimental to the safety and interest of the state, misuse of authority & government resources, and causing wrongful loss to a person(s).”
“On 12 August 2024, the process of FGCM was initiated against Lt Gen Faiz Hamid (Retd) under the provisions of the Pakistan Army Act, and in the first place, Lt Gen Faiz Hameed (Retd) has been formally arraigned on charges of engaging in political activities, violations of the Official Secrets Act detrimental to the safety and interest of the state, misuse of authority & government resources, and causing wrongful loss to a person(s),” read the press release issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
“During the process, the involvement of Lt Gen Faiz Hamid (Retd), in events related to creating agitation and unrest, leading upto multiple incidents, including but not limited to 9th May 2023 incident for fomenting instability, at the behest of and in collusion with vested political interests, is also being separately investigated,” added the press release.
