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Summary SC orders Attorney General to take stern penal action if Riaz, Arsalan, Salman found guilty.
The two-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan Thursday issued short order in Doctor Arsalan case.In the order issued by a bench comprising of Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif the Supreme Court directed Attorney General Ifran Qadir to take strict action against Malik Raiz, Salman Ahmed (Riaz’s son-in-law) and Arsalan Iftikhar according to the law.The court said that the three accused had the right to a fair and transparent trial.The court ruled that Malik Riaz tried to buy justice, adding those who give bribes and those who accept were both sinners.The two member bench also rejected the plea of Malik Riaz’s counsel Zahid Bukhari to form a commission or send the case to an investigation agency.The short order was written on the basis of statements recorded by parties in the case along with those of Hamid Mir, Kamran Khan and Shaheen Sehbai.The order further said that Malik Riaz had accepted that despite spending more than Rs340 million he could not get relief.The documents submitted by Riaz only provided details of Arsalan’s visits and not of monetary transfers, the order says.The apex court also criticized the ‘irresponsible’ role of media, saying media should not be used by such persons who do not respect the law and constitution.Journalist Shaheen Sehbai admitted that the son of the Chief Justice was targeted to hatch a conspiracy against the judiciary.
