ISLAMABAD: In the view of the claims made by major political parties that the white collar crimes have become the biggest hurdle in the development of the country, legal experts are debating whether there is a need to bring in new legislation to improve the conviction rate for the white collar crimes, according to a report by a private media outlet.
The discussion in the legal circles revolves around whether the standard of proof regarding corruption and corrupt practices should be the balance of probabilities, which allows interference from circumstantial evidence or beyond a reasonable doubt.
The lawyers are divided on whether the balance of probabilities should be used by accountability courts in corruption cases or whether there is a need to improve the investigation and prosecution in the corruption cases instead of amending the accountability laws.
Some lawyers, on the other hand, are of the view that the country will only be purged of the corruption nuisance if a uniform approach to all the white collar crimes was used.
