Norwegian Ambassador to Pakistan Per Albert Ilsaas arrived at the Supreme Court of Pakistan early on Thursday morning to observe appeal proceedings filed by lawyers Imaan Hazir Mazari and her husband Advocate Hadi Ali Chatha, journalist Matiullah Jan tweeted.
A video posted on X by Matiullah Jan showed the Ambassador entering the premises where he is greeted by journalist Asad Toor and Imaan before being accompanied inside the building, followed by a few other people and lawyers.
The lawyer duo is facing possible jail time in a case filed under PECA for tweets that has been described as controversial by many legal experts.
The District and Sessions court in Islamabad adjourned the hearing of the case until December 15 while the couple awaits transfer of their case to Islamabad High Court.
At the previous hearing, Imaan Mazari told presiding judge, Justice Afzal Majoka, that if she was to be given a seven-year jail sentence, she was prepared to accept it. The judge chose not to respond to her remarks.
Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chatha also filed a petition expressing no confidence in Judge Afzal Majoka, requesting that the case be transferred to the Islamabad High Court.