The Supreme Court of Pakistan disposed off the matter against Mian Khurram
Rassol, former media adviser to PM Gilani and directed the FIA to take
legal action against him; meanwhile the court has fixed the 10th
February date for initiating the contempt of court proceedings against
DG FIA Tehseen Anwar Ali Shah for non-compliance of court orders.
The court also rejected the plea of the complainant to hear the whole matter by SC.
The three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice
Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and comprising Justice Khilji Arif Hussain
and Justice Tariq Parvez, on Friday heard the plea of contempt of court
by Parvez Hussain through Rashid Rizvi.
The court in its order said that the FIA did not take action against
the criminals on the directions of the Islamabad High Court; instead of
the fact that the DG FIA was directed to take action against the alleged
criminals and after non-compliance of the directives of the IHC the
complainant took the matter in SC under article 184(3).
In its order also warned Director General FIA Tahseen Anwar Shah to comply with its directive; otherwise, failure would have serious legal consequences.
In its order also warned Director General FIA Tahseen Anwar Shah to comply with its directive; otherwise, failure would have serious legal consequences.
The former media coordinator of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza
Gilani, Khurram Rasool, was produced before the Supreme Court on Friday.
During Friday’s hearing, DG FIA Inam Ghani told the court that Rasool was arrested from Islamabad’s Sihala bridge area earlier on Friday.
During Friday’s hearing, DG FIA Inam Ghani told the court that Rasool was arrested from Islamabad’s Sihala bridge area earlier on Friday.
However, Rasool denied the claim and said that he had voluntarily surrendered himself to the FIA.
Justice Khilji showed his dislike over the FIA’s claim and asked:
“Why are they (FIA) claiming the credit for something they have not
done?”
However, the petitioner’s counsel, Raseed A. Rizvi, said that Rasool was a liar who had given four bogus cheques to the authorities.
However, the petitioner’s counsel, Raseed A. Rizvi, said that Rasool was a liar who had given four bogus cheques to the authorities.
Rasool said the petitioner was threatening him and his family and was sending him intimidating messages.
He further said that 80 per cent of the money had already been returned to the concerned authorities.
Chief justice during the hearing in remarks said that the statements
of the complainants according to the article 165 of the constitution are
a big matter, adding that there are names of high ups in the case,
adding that due to this it has become the high profile case, adding that
some other agency should also be included in the investigations of the
case.
He said that the statement of Khurram should also be recorded under
article 164, adding that the case would be understood by all people
gradually that what has happened.
Meanwhile the officials of the FIA not allowed Khurram to talk to
media persons and he left the court premises by making the sign of
victory.
An accountability court in Rawalpindi sentenced Mian Khurram Rasool,
to four-year imprisonment on Thursday and declared him an absconder in a
Rs71 million bank fraud case. SANA
