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Corruption case against Zardari: Court issues notice to
Pakistani PM
Wednesday August 08, 2012 12:46:00 PM,
IANS
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Islamabad:
The Supreme Court Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to Prime
Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf for failing to implement its order to
write to the Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against
President Asif Ali Zardari.
"We hereby issue a notice to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf…to
show cause why he may not be proceeded against for committing
contempt," the court said in its order, Dawn reported.
The apex court summoned Ashraf before adjourning the hearing of
the NRO implementation case to Aug 27.
The order said it was unfortunate that the prime minister had
failed to implement the court's directives.
A five-judge special bench of the apex court, headed by Justice
Asif Saeed Khosa, heard the case Wednesday.
Attorney General Irfan Qadir said the government was taking
serious steps to resolve the issue. He said more time was
required.
The court had July 25 given Ashraf time up to Aug 8 to write to
Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against Zardari.
Ashraf's predecessor, Yousuf Raza Gilani, was disqualified by the
court for contempt after he refused to accept the court's orders.
Accused of graft, Zardari was granted amnesty under the National
Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) in 2007 by then president Pervez
Musharraf to facilitate his return home from exile, and primarily
that of his wife, former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
Zardari and Bhutto were suspected of using Swiss accounts to
launder about $12 million in alleged bribes paid by companies
seeking customs inspection contracts in the 1990s.
The NRO that granted immunity to politicians and bureaucrats in
corruption cases was struck down by the Supreme Court as void in
2009.
The apex court in January ordered Gilani to write a letter to the
Swiss authorities to reopen cases against Zardari.
Gilani was convicted April 26 of contempt of court, and was
disqualified as prime minister as well as parliament member June
19.
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