Corruption case: SC rejects NAB's appeal against acquittal of Butt
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected National Accountability Bureau's (NAB) appeal against acquittal of Sohail Zia Butt in a corruption case.
A two-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa and comprising Justice Qazi Mohammed Amin Ahmed heard the case and dismissed the appeal for being time-barred.
The NAB prosecutor said that the attorney general for Pakistan and the advocate generals can file an appeal within two months.
He said that the NAB was also a state institution, so the Supreme Court rules should be amended for filing of an appeal.
The Chief Justice remarked that NAB has not filed a request to amend the Supreme Court rules.
The NAB prosecutor said that Butt, a PML-N leader, has been accused of abusing powers. The accused signed illegal agreement and did not follow it, he added.
The Chief Justice said if the NAB wanted that a person should be punished for not doing the wrong thing.
The NAB prosecutor said that Butt received money illegally and did not fulfill his promise. On this, the Chief Justice remarked that people also gave money to Mangal Bagh for their illegal works. He said that Butt was not convicted by any court.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2019
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