Dawn Report
LAHORE, Nov 11: Deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has rejected allegations levelled against him and higher judiciary by President Gen Musharraf during his press conference on Sunday.
“If there was any proof of corruption against me, why so many other judges of the superior judiciary have been removed through an unconstitutional act?” he asked.
In a statement given to a TV channel, Justice Chaudhry said that in fact an independent judiciary was not acceptable to Gen Musharraf because he wanted not only to get himself elected as president but also to manipulate the next election to form a government of his choice.
“Election manipulation is not possible under an independent judiciary,” his statement said.
He said the government had been edgy over cases relating to president’s dual office, contempt of court in the deportation case of Nawaz Sharif, missing people and Islamabad farm-houses and proceedings against the land mafia.
Dawn Report
LAHORE, Nov 11: Deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has rejected allegations levelled against him and higher judiciary by President Gen Musharraf during his press conference on Sunday.
** “If there was any proof of corruption against me, why so many other judges of the superior judiciary have been removed through an unconstitutional act?” he asked.**
In a statement given to a TV channel, Justice Chaudhry said that in fact an independent judiciary was not acceptable to Gen Musharraf because he wanted not only to get himself elected as president but also to manipulate the next election to form a government of his choice.
** “Election manipulation is not possible under an independent judiciary,” his statement said.**
He said the government had been edgy over cases relating to president’s dual office, contempt of court in the deportation case of Nawaz Sharif, missing people and Islamabad farm-houses and proceedings against the land mafia.
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Aww how sweet!
He calls himself a judge and doesn't recall that the allegations were not even touched, the detailed ruling was still not issued till the day he was sacked again. The ruling dealt only with the procedural glitch which the activists and the CJ exploited to benefit.
And btw, his question is imp. Why other judges removed?
Ans: because of his own self! he was corrupt and refused to mend ways or admit and he sacrficed entire SC and all judges because of his misconduct, ego and what not.
And election manipulation inst possible under free judiciary, but judges get themselves manipulated under free judiciary, democracy and martial law alike. Nice.