An accountability court on Friday acquitted AR Siddique, former FBR chairman in the SGS-Cotecna reference and disposed of the case against President Asif Zardari and Nusrat Bhutto, as the prosecution could not prove any of the corruption charges leveled against them.
The accountability court exempted President Zardari from appearing in court as he enjoyed presidential immunity, while Nusrat Bhutto was exempted on medical grounds. The court issued arrest warrants for six directors involved in the Cotecna case.
Zardari, AR Siddique and Nusrat Bhutto were the co-accused in the Cotecna reference, which claimed that Zardari accepted kickbacks when he awarded a contract to the Cotecna trading company.
Zardari walks free in Cotecna reference
