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Pakistan's anti-corruption agency refuses to arrest PM
Thursday January 17, 2013 05:17:04 PM,
IANS
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Islamabad: Pakistan's
anti-corruption agency Thursday refused to arrest Prime Minister
Raja Pervez Ashraf on suspicion of corruption, saying there was
not enough evidence to arrest him, Xinhua reported.
The Supreme Court ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Tuesday to arrest Ashraf and 15 others within 24 hours in a case
involving private power stations built to provide electricity to
energy-starved Pakistan.
Ashraf was minister for water and power at that time.
During Thursday's hearing, NAB Chairman Fasih Bukhari told the
court that the investigation report submitted to the court in the
Rental Power Projects (RPP) case was inaccurate.
He said investigation officers had worked in a hurry and did not
provide proof in their report.
Criticising the NAB for changing its stance, Supreme Court Chief
Justice Iftikhar Muhamamd Chaudhry said the court could itself
monitor the case and ordered the NAB to submit its complete case
file.
The apex court in its earlier verdict in last March had observed
that the rules and regulations were violated in these projects due
to which the national exchequer witnessed losses of billions.
On March 30, a two-member Supreme Court bench headed by Chief
Justice Chaudhry had observed that the policy of the rental power
projects was not defined on a transparent basis. Rather than
overcoming circular debt, the authorities endorsed more contracts.
Justice Chaudhry then directed that legal proceedings be carried
out against Ashraf and then secretary finance for water and power.
It also said that all rental power projects should be dissolved.
Earlier Thursday, talking to the media outside the Supreme Court
building before the hearing of the corruption case, the NAB chief
said it was a matter of great satisfaction that the political
leadership had united to save democracy.
Bukhari appreciated the political leadership's decision that
nobody would be allowed to function against democracy, Geo News
reported.
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