Former President of Supreme Court Bar Association and PPP leader Barrister Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan has said that the president enjoys complete immunity in criminal cases and the president does not need to approach the court in this regard.Talking to media at Lahore High Court on Monday, he said that the president enjoyed immunity due to his office and it would be available till he was in office.He said that Article 248 of the Constitution could be objectionable, however, the parliament had the authority to change it through constitutional amendment.
Sharply reacting on Justice ® Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday’s interview on a private TV Channel, Aitzaz said that he should not give such an interview. “Justice Ramday started politics before completion of his two years period after retirement,” he added.
Aitzaz said that he could tell it also that buildings of Lahore speaks volume of Ramday’s one sided actions.
He said that it was everybody’s constitutional right to hire a counsel of his choice.
President enjoys complete immunity in criminal cases: Aitzaz
