Re: Swiss authorities refuse to reopen graft cases against President Zardari
I wonder if we are talking of the same Benazir and Zardari, because you are continually making non-factual claims.
It was not a civil suit. It was a criminal case. Benazir and Zardari were convicted of bribery and money laundering (both are crimes) by the Swiss courts. They were sentenced to 6 months in jail. There is no jail in civil suits. The decision was overturned when they filed an appeal, which is standard practice. NRO and immunity gave them eventual protection.
http://star.worldbank.org/corruption-cases/node/18731
Benazir and Zardari got away with a crime. No 2 questions about it. You can rejoice in the fact that they got away, but dont pretend that they were innocent, or hide behind false impressions that ‘they were not convicted’, or*** ‘it was a civil case’***