Ali Muhammad Malik convicted for tempering with official record. PHOTO: FILE
The Special Judge Central, Malik Nazir Ahmed, sentenced the former section officer of interior ministry, Ali Muhammad Malik, to a total 23 years imprisonment on four counts in connection with his involvement in tempering the official record.
The court convicted Malik under section 468, 471 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) for seven years each and awarded imprisonment for two years under Section 201 of the PPC. The court has imposed a fine of Rs300,000 each under sections 468 and 471 and Rs50,000 under section 201 of the PPC.
In case of failure to pay the fine, Malik will further undergo for one year each u/s 468 and 471. The failure in paying the fine would also result in six months imprisonment.
Under section 5 (2) of the Prevention of the Corruption Act, 1947, Malik will spend seven years in jail and pay a fine of Rs200,000 and failure in paying the amount will result in one year imprisonment.
The court ruled that all the sentences will run concurrently.
According to the prosecution, the section officer was responsible of dealing with the cases related to bilateral agreement on the repatriation of prisoners between Pakistan and the United Kingdom. The prosecution added that a British court had convicted a man, Qamar Abbas, after narcotics were seized from his possession.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 25th, 2016.
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