ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday criticised the country’s anti-corruption laws, saying a corrupt person fears social boycott in other countries as compared to Pakistan where the laws protect them.
Citing the example of a senior Chinese military official, under investigation for corruption, who committed suicide earlier this month, the PTI chairman drew a comparison of corruption probes in other regions and Pakistan.
Imran Khan said that there is strict implementation of anti-corruption laws in other societies, in addition to that there is also a fear of social boycott of the corrupt. But in Pakistan, the ruling elite embraces and seeks to protect those who loot public money to fill their family coffers abroad, he added.
In addition to strict enforcement of anti corruption laws, in other societies there is also the fear of social boycott of the corrupt; but in Pak our ruling elite embraces and seeks to protect those who steal public money to fill their family coffers overseas https://t.co/gkHMgIW2xR
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) November 28, 2017
Zhang Yang, a former member of the powerful Central Military Commission, was being investigated over links to fallen generals Guo Boxiong and Xu Caihou.
The probe in China verified that Zhang Yang “gravely violated discipline” was “suspected of giving and taking bribes” and the origin of a huge amount of assets was unclear.
On the afternoon of November 23, Zhang Yang hanged himself at home.
The cricketer-turned-politician had moved the Supreme Court of Pakistan former prime minister Nawaz and some of his family members, including his sons – Hassan Nawaz and Hussain Nawaz – daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (r) Muhammad Safdar of corruption.
An accountability court is hearing into the corruption references against the Sharif family but the Sharifs are of the view that the corruption claims against them are politically motivated.
