ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday took notice of the shifting of former Sindh information minister Sharjeel Memon from a jail to a hospital and directed the relevant authorities to appear before the court on Saturday.
Taking notice of the unauthorised shifting of Memon from the jail to hospital, CJP sought a response from the Sindh Prisons inspector general and will hear the case at its Karachi Registry on February 17.
Earlier, an accountability court on Thursday indicted former Sindh information minister Sharjeel Memon and 11 others in a corruption case pertaining to abuse of power in order to award of advertisements at inflated rates.
The indicted pleaded not guilty to the charges of corruption. No media and non-essential personnel were allowed inside the courtroom where the hearing was conducted.
Asim Sikandar, Riaz Muneer, Inam Akbar and Muhammad Hanif, four of the men indicted in the case, raised questions on the indictment via an application.
According to them, they should have been provided with some documents under the law, but were not.
The hearing was adjourned until March 3, when the court will start hearing witness testimonies in the case.
On February 3, the hearing of the graft reference against Memon was adjourned by the accountability court till February 15 owing to the absence of the accountability judge.
According to reports, police produced Sharjeel Memon and other accused in the court as it was to resume their trial in the case pertaining to the corruption of Rs 5.76 billion in the provincial information department, however, the hearing was postponed to a later date.
It is a common practice for political leaders, criminals and high-ups to pretend to be suffering from one or other disease once in the prison cell. Recently PPP senator Nehal Hashmi complained of Heart trouble while in Adyala Jail. But doctors found his heart in perfect condition. The Jatoi boy who killed another boy Shahzeb in Defence Karachi and arrested, complained of back-ache and transfer to hospital. Now Sharjeel Menon. The only who enjoyed in the Adiyala Jail was ‘Zardari’s keep’ Ayan Ali whose cell was converted into a Five-star Hotel Room.
PML N’s NaaAhl and his blatantly lying daughter have been far worse in their conduct against Superior Judiciary. Why are they being allowed this undue ‘privilege’?
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