Supreme Court and its judges cleared of wrong doing by verdict – Dr Arsalan Iftikhar case

Supreme Court and its judges cleared of wrong doing by verdict – Dr Arsalan Iftikhar case

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry started proceedings against his own son, Arsalan Ifthikhar, yesterday as he has been accused of receiving a bribe worth Rs 400 million by the real estate tycoon for the purpose
of having sway over some cases in the apex court of the country.

Before the hearing, Iftikhar told reporters he was innocent and that the Chief Justice had told him not to return home till the matter was settled by the apex court. Despite the fact that Malik Riaz is the key person in the case, he failed to make an appearance
before the Supreme Court yesterday. His aide told the bench that he was in Britain for medical treatment. The tycoon is facing a number of cases in the Supreme Court. These cases were filed by a number of persons who have accused Hussain of grabbing large
chunks of land and merging them into Bahria Town.

Zahid Hussain Bukhari has been making an appearance on behalf of Malik Riaz in front of the Supreme Court.

The bench noted that Riaz had conceded that the apex court, or the superior judiciary, was not involved in any act that would cast a doubt on its integrity.

It, therefore, disposed of the suo motu, but directed the attorney general to proceed according to the law and bring all culprits to book – including Malik Riaz, his son-in-law Salman Ali Khan and Dr Arsalan Iftikhar – for attempting to influence the judiciary.

While shadows over the court’s reputation may have dispersed, there may be a long battle for Riaz, who also faces contempt proceedings, and others.

“To a large extent, this statement settles the question of public importance. If the man, who is accusing Dr. Arsalan of involvement  in wrongdoing, himself concedes that the court, as an institution, or its judges have never been involved in any such act,
then the aspersion cast on the court’s reputation stands cleared. Any doubts which may have arisen in the mind of the public can now be safely put to rest…" the verdict said.

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Posted by Rabiya Maqbool on Jun 15 2012. Filed under Pakistan, Politics. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry