You will not get a fairer, more impartial judgment than this anywhere in the world:
Mr Justice Collins:
“I do not accept the argument for Mr Zardari that Pakistan is the appropriate forum. I give very little weight to the pending criminal proceedings in Pakistan, and the fact that the charges relate (inter alia) to the acquisition of the Rockwood Estate.”
**Looks like he wanted the proceedings shifted to Pakistan, so that he could be his own judge. **
“There is, in my judgment, a reasonable prospect of Pakistan establishing that (a) Mr Zardari and/or Ms Bhutto instructed Mr Schlegelmilch and Mr Howard to facilitate the purchase and refurbishment of the Rockwood Estate; (b) that advice was sought from Mr Wilamowski, with the object (among others) of concealing the beneficial ownership of the Rockwood Estate; (d) that the funds used to refurbish the Rockwood Estate were the proceeds of payments by SGS and Cotecna; (e) that those payments were the fruits of corruption; (f) that the funds used to purchase the Rockwood Estate were also the fruits of corruption; and (g) that the defendant companies (through Mr Zardari) were aware of all relevant matters.”
There’s our democracy! Long live democracy and political integrity in the person of Mr Zardari!
