Reference against Justice Isa: SCBA demands President Alvi’s impeachment

SCBA president urges parliamentarians to file an impeachment reference against the president

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Saturday demanded President Arif Alvi's impeachment for filing a reference against apex court judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa.

SCBA President Amanullah Kanrani stated the legal fraternity's stance during a press conference. The reference alleges that the apex court judge did not declare foreign property in his wealth statement.

Kanrani maintained that the complaint filed against Justice Isa was "condemnable" and that the nation meted out similar treatment to Fatima Jinnah.

Recounting Justice Isa's services to the nation, the SCBA president said that the SC judge had "exposed" terrorism and "people who do not speak against terrorists are facilitators of terrorism". 



On June 14, the legal fraternity will gather to express solidarity with the judges, he added.

Urging parliamentarians to file an impeachment reference against the president, Kanrani termed Alvi a "dummy president" and added that he had "no rhyme or reason to hold office".

The government has filed a complaint at the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) against alleged misconduct of two superior court judges, who hold foreign properties either in their own names or through their spouses.

Sources privy to the development told the Express Tribune that it was alleged in the reference – filed through the president – that the judges did not declare their foreign properties in their wealth statements.