Pakistan People’s Party has filed a complaint with the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing against Cynthia D Ritchie, a blogger from the US who has based herself in Pakistan, for “hateful comments and slander” against former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
PPP Islamabad President Advocate Shakeel Abbasi filed the application on Thursday against Ritchie for posting on Twitter “very derogatory and slanderous remarks” about Bhutto and Asif Ali Zardari’s marital life.
Ritchie also commented in a tweet discussing the recent violent incident between model Uzma Khan.
According to the PPP’s application, Ritchie’s remarks “have caused immense pain and agony to the millions of people who revere and pay their utmost respect to Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto”.
Sherry Rehman, reacting to the tweet said, “Attributing such filth to a champion for women’s rights, a martyred prime minister degrades the writer of this bot-handle more than anything else.”
The application has called for immediate action against Ritchie for her “untrue and false” remarks.
“Your office is requested to take immediate action and initiate proceedings against this woman as prescribed by the law and under your mandate.”
