RAWALPINDI : Accountability Court has exonerate one of the
co-accused and former Chairman CBR (Now FBR) A. R. Siddiqui ,whereas
issued permanent arrest warrant against a foreigner in SGS reference.
The
final hearing of SGS Corruption Reference was held in the court of
Judge AC-II , Mian Altaf Hussain Mahar . The court in its decision
stated that the case against former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was
ended with her death, whereas President Asif Ali Zardari has
constitution immunity as head of state.
The foreign co-accused
in the case was the Director of SGS Inc Switzerland, James Schalagul
who did not appear before the court inspite of repeated notices , so he
had been declared earlier proclaimed offender by the court in the case.
Now the court has issued his permanent arrests warrants. The warrants
would stand till either the arrest of Schalagul or he would appear
before the court voluntarily.
The fourth co-accused of the case
was Ex –CBR Chief A.R.Siddiqui , who was under custody of police since
long, was released by the court It is pertinent to mention here that
during the regime of Nawaz Sharif a reference was sent by
Saif-ur-Rehman former Chairman NAB at that time to Accountability Court
against former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, her spouse Asif Zardari,
A.R. Siddiqui and a foreigner accused James Schalagul for giving
contract of pre-shipment to SGS Inc Switzerland which was clear cut
violation of the rules and regulation. Online
