The US ex-security adviser James Jone’s affidavit (written declaration made under oath) statement has been submitted in the Supreme Court of Pakistan in secret memo scandal case on Saturday.
Advocate-on-record Chaudhry Akhtar Ali submitted the statement on
behalf of former envoy Hussain Haqqani’s lawyer, in which the US bigwig
exempted Haqqani from all allegations leveled by American businessman
Mansoor Ijaz.
Jones has termed the memo unreliable in his statement. James Jones in
his statement sent to Asma Jahangir, Hussan haqqani’s attorney, has
said he received Mansoor Ijaz’ call a few days before May.
He has said that Mansoor Ijaz told him he (Ijaz) had a message from some high personality from Pakistan. He never told him that Hussain Haqqani had anything to do with the memo. He also revealed he was asked by Mansoor Ijaz to give the memo to Admiral Mike Mullen.
The word secret was not written on the memo he said. He said he personally did not think the memo to be valid because its language was like that of Mansoor Ijaz’.
He concluded he handed over the memo to Mike Mullen as a common citizen.
He has said that Mansoor Ijaz told him he (Ijaz) had a message from some high personality from Pakistan. He never told him that Hussain Haqqani had anything to do with the memo. He also revealed he was asked by Mansoor Ijaz to give the memo to Admiral Mike Mullen.
The word secret was not written on the memo he said. He said he personally did not think the memo to be valid because its language was like that of Mansoor Ijaz’.
He concluded he handed over the memo to Mike Mullen as a common citizen.
In a statement, he gave a new twist to the memo controversy when he
said he did not consider the letter sent by Mansoor Ijaz as credible and
he had no reason to believe that former ambassador Hussain Haqqani had
any role in preparing it.
General Jones said he had known Mansoor Ijaz since 2006 and was contacted by him a few days before May 9. SANA
