Pakistan

PCO judges: Asma hits out at SC decision

SCBA president condemns apex court's decision to revoke the status of PCO judges.

Z Ali May 19, 2011

HYDERABAD:

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Asma Jehangir condemned the apex court’s decision to revoke the status of PCO judges.

“Such ‘panchayti’ judgments are not acceptable,” Asma said, while addressing lawyers at the Hyderabad district bar. Terming the order a ‘third degree treatment’ in police parlance, she equated weapons used for torturing detainees by the police with the judges’ pens. “This pen is not for settling your personal rivalries,” she said in reference of the Supreme Court judgement authored by the chief justice.

She reminded the chief justice of the promises made to the bar after he was deposed. Asma also criticised Parliament and termed democracy “a change of faces” and accused generals of calling the shots. “Our chequered history testifies that their decisions have been a failure.” Asma questioned if judges are appointed on merit. According to her, judges from minority communities are also being discriminated against.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 19^th, 2011.

COMMENTS (5)

Saaed Zaman | 13 years ago | Reply @The Patriot: Sir, it is very clear that you have very limited legal knowledge. Ask even the closest friends of CJ Aitzaz Ahsan, the judgement in PCO judges case was illegal. Article 209 is the only way to remove the judges. Oath under PCO was wrong but two wrongs don't make a right, and lets not foget that the same CJ tooks oath under PCO twice and was appointed a SC judge under PCO (and unlike the PCO 2 judges, CJ has not taken oath under the constitution once it was restored)

The Patriot | 13 years ago | Reply Clearly the law was violated by these judges and the just decision has been made. And her statement is no surprise, People's party and its croonies have shown again and again that they have no principles, moral or ethical values so to speak. They will do & say whatever it takes to achieve their aim... which is to hang on to power as long as possible. Afterall running this country is just like a 'commission' business to them. And in business, time is money.

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dr. anis | 13 years ago | Reply asma is very right.SC has given some decions recenly which have not made people happy....it looks as if SC is obsessed about PCO judges....judges sitting in current SC are not very clean....people's memory is not that small.

Salman Zafar | 13 years ago | Reply Shame on you asma. What does she want?

deep | 13 years ago | Reply Asma jahangir may be a pain in the necks of certain people but in my book she is a national treasure for Pakistan. More power to her.

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