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Pak SC orders Gilani to reopen cases against Zardari
Thursday March 08, 2012 07:42:57 PM,
IANS
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Islamabad: Pakistan's
Supreme Court Thursday ordered Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani
to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
The orders were issued by a seven-member bench of the apex court
that resumed hearing on the contempt case against Gilani for not
taking action against the president.
The bench directed Gilani to write to the Swiss authorities and
submit an implementation report March 21, reports Xinhua.
The country's anti-corruption bureau said millions of dollars have
been transferred to Swiss banks.
The opposition alleges the money belongs to Zardari and his slain
spouse and ex-premier Benazir Bhutto who was killed in a terrorist
attack in December 2007.
The court has already formally charged the prime minister for
contempt of court.
Experts say he could be jailed or removed from the post.
The government has so far refused to write to Swiss authorities as
the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) insists the president
enjoys immunity under the constitution.
Zardari said in a TV interview a few months ago that writing to
Swiss authorities will amount to putting the grave of his slain
spouse on trial.
The apex court also said in its orders that the contempt hearing
would continue against the prime minister as he is reluctant to
obey the court's previous orders.
The judges also ordered the attorney general to keep the court
informed about any progress on the orders.
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