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On Tuesday, Ali Zafar’s legal counsel has presented the affidavits of seven witnesses against Meesha Shafi in the famous sexual harassment case. The affidavits presented by the legal counsel have rejected the allegations that actor Ali Zafar had sexually harassed Meesha Shafi at a jamming session several months ago.
The statements read that the Meesha has falsely accused Ali Zafar in the case. The Lahore High Court has adjourned the hearing and has summoned the legal counsel of Meesha Shafi to cross-examine the witnesses on May 29th, 2019.
Meesha Shafi had levelled allegations of sexual harassment against Ali Zafar a year ago. Ali Zafar had rejected the allegations and announced to fight a legal battle against Shafi. In a recent TV interview, Ali Zafar, overwhelmed by emotions, burst into tears while talking about allegations of sexual harassment levelled on him by singer Meesha Shafi. He cried when he was describing how these allegations by Meesha have made his family live under stress and has affected his professional profile.
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Talking to a host of a private news channel, Zafar said he did not know why Ms. Shafi made such allegations against him. He, however, requested Meesha Shafi to end the fiasco soon. “I don’t know why she is doing this… one should ask her. She should come to the court herself and reveal her true intentions,” said Ali Zafar.
Singer Ali Zafar has stated that he was attacked for in sexual harassment case through an organized plan for personal gains. He expressed his concerns while talking to media outside the session court in Lahor: “I am truthful and those who are honest appear without being called.” “There was a social media campaign against me and I have taken this up with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA),” the singer said.
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Zafar further said, “Meesha’s lawyer has been following and retweeting fake accounts.” “Those who accused me, leveled the allegations for personal gains and then went to Canada. The truth is that I was targeted through an organized plan for personal gains,” he stated.
Ali Zafar: Setting a new precedent
Ali Zafar is setting a new precedent. Before he boldly went to court, most who were accused under the new trend of “Me Too Campaign” either stayed silent or protested only in media. Ali Zafar vowed that he will prove Meesha wrong in courts and has already achieved victory in the first stage where Meesha’s case was effectively thrown out by a court. Now Ali Zafar is working to establish, in court, in a separate case that Meesha’s allegations were without any basis in reality. From the progress of this case, it appears that Ali Zafar will be setting a new legal precedent where famous men accused of harassing women colleagues may be able to fight back. “Me Too Campaign” has been an important development across the world but it is believed that it was widely abused because the accuser carried no burden of proving anything.