Pakistan Court hearing of Prime Minister Gilani

Wednesday 7 March 2012
Islamabad, Pakistan 79 days from now

Published: 14 Feb 2012 | By Anne and 1 other | Last updated: 1 Mar 2012

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The Supreme Court of Pakistan holds a hearing in the case of Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. Gilani is formally charged with contempt of court for failing to reopen a corruption investigation into the finances of Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari.

The hearing was initially planned for 28 February, but the Supreme Court adjourned the hearing after calling in the Cabinet Secretary Nargis Sethi as a witness in the court case.

As the hearing was already postponed one time before, Gilani's lawyer, Aitzaz Ahsan, has said in response to the latest adjournment that Gilani should be granted a chance to provide a complete defense of his actions.

Gilani has argued several times that the President has immunity from prosecution while in office, but the Supreme Court has said that Gilani as the Prime Minister of Pakistan has disobeyed the instructions given by the court.

The Supreme Court asked Gilani to write a letter to the Swiss authorities, asking them to reopen the investigation against Zardari. He is accused of laundering millions of dollars from the time his wife,
Benazir Bhutto, was Pakistan's Prime Minister in the 1990s.

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Created by Anne
on Tue 14 Feb 2012

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Location: Islamabad, Pakistan
Date: Wednesday 7 March 2012 Duration 1 day(s)
Planning: confirmed
Ended: 78 days ago

Needs checking, said Eva HS on 27 Feb 2012

Fact checked 27 Feb 2012 by Eva HS

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