Re: Swiss authorities refuse to reopen graft cases against President Zardari
Sigh..
I will repeat again. They were found GUILTY.
They appealed, so the initial judgement of guilt was automatically suspended. The right to appeal is accorded to everyone, even a murderer on death row. An appeal does not overturn the trial court verdict. It merely sets it aside until the appeals court verdict comes through.
Benazir and Zardari were convicted. They appealed, hence the sentences were set aside. The duo never came forward to defend themselves in the appeals court. If the NRO had not come along, their absence would have caused them to have been automatically convicted once again by the appeals court.
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You are beating about the bush. Are you afraid that this will boost and a great issue for PPP and Zardari in the coming elections, once proving victimization and singling out on one political party?
CJ himself proved corrupt when he did not take any action against his proved corrupt son?
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This bland statement by the Swiss, which was already expected, will not in any way boost Zardari and PPPs standing. PPP has a better chance by resurrecting the issue of Benazir’s death. Expect them to swing out some sort of a dead body card sooner or later.
CJ removed himself from his son’s case, and the case was thrown out by the commission formed to investigate the issue. But then again, you are speaking for Malik Riaz’s, who happens to be Bilawal’s godfather.
The response of the swiss was not unexpected, and I am pretty sure that this is not the complete answer the swiss gave. The letter that was sent to the swiss was not to reopen Zardari’s case. It was to rescind the letter that Justice Qayum had earlier sent to them, regarding the NRO, but the PPP law minister has selectively stated a line that will sell politically.