Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday disqualified Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani from holding office, nearly two months after convicting him of contempt of court.
A Division Bench of the nation’s apex court had on April 26 convicted Gilani of contempt for disobeying a court order by not writing to the Swiss authorities seeking re-opening of a money laundering case against President Asif Ali Zardari. It refrained from awarding Gilani jail sentence, and instead ordered his detention in the court until the hearing adjourned.
Gilani’s contention was that he could not write to the Swiss authorities as the President and other top functionaries of the State enjoyed immunity from prosecution under the National Reconciliation Ordinance promulgated by former President Parvez Musharraf.
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