Pakistan, Jan. 25 -- Lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, advocate Hadi Ali Chattha, were convicted by a district and sessions court in Islamabad in a case pertaining to controversial social media posts on Saturday and sentenced to 17-year prison terms.

The couple were produced before the court through a video link, with Mazari alleging mistreatment in custody and announcing a boycott of the proceedings.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka announced the verdict. Special prosecutors Barrister Fahad and Rana Usman were present in the courtroom at the time of the verdict, while none of the lawyers representing the couple were present.

The written order said: "From perusal of the tweets, re-tweets and posts of accu...