A Pakistani judge has acquitted a man who was charged with spreading misinformation that helped spark widespread rioting in the U.K. earlier this month.
Plainclothes police officers escort Farhan Asif, center, a freelance web developer who was arrested and charged with cyber terrorism for his alleged role in spreading misinformation that led to widespread rioting in the U.K. earlier this month, after his court appearance, in Lahore , Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.
Federal investigators told the judge that they had no evidence to prove that he was guilty of intentionally spreading misinformation, Rana Rizwan, a defense lawyer, told reporters.in a stabbing attack that killed three girls and injured 10 other people on July 29 at a dance class in northwest England.
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