Maryam Nawaz terms dismissal of judge Arshad Malik a victory of truth
She said, "You need Nawaz's bravery to face the law, despite knowing that you are innocent".
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz on Friday termed the dismissal of ex-accountability court judge Arshad Malik by Lahore High Court (LHC), a victory of truth.
Maryam Nawaz took to social media platform Twitter to thank Allah almighty and said that the decision has washed away a stain on Nawaz and on the institution of justice.
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) July 3, 2020
She wrote that in light of the LHC decision, the "tainted" judge s decision regarding PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif should be withdrawn. "Justice is never incomplete. It dictates that the judge’s decision be declared void in the same way he was dismissed."
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) July 3, 2020
The PML-N leader went on to say that, "It is very easy to teach respect for the constitution and the law".
You need Nawaz s bravery to face the law, despite knowing that you are innocent, knowing that oppression and injustice are happening and that your spouse is on their death bed.
Earlier today, Judge Arshad Malik, who ruled against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, had been dismissed by Lahore High Court s disciplinary committee.
The former judge was dismissed over a controversial video conversation where he was allegedly confessing to have been "pressurized" and "blackmailed" for the ruling of Sharif case.
On Dec. 4, 2018, Malik had handed Sharif seven years in jail in the Al Azizia Steel Mills corruption reference. But he had acquitted him in a second reference related to Flagship Investments.
He came into the spotlight when Sharif s daughter Maryam Nawaz screened a purported video during a press conference last year.
Malik was suspended on July 12, 2019 by Islamabad High Court over the leaked video controversy, and was posted as an officer on special duty at the Lahore Sessions Court in September last year.
Sharif is currently in London on medical bail.
In July 2017, Sharif was disqualified from office by the Supreme Court over the whistleblower Panama Papers scandal, which also led to the filing of three corruption cases. Not long after, the top court also barred him from holding his party s leadership.
Sharif served as the prime minister in 1990-1992, 1997-1999, and 2013-2017, but could not complete even a single five-year term. His two previous governments were dismissed over corruption charges and through bloodless military coups in 1992 and 1999, respectively.
