Benazir Bhutto assassination case: Delays in legal process frustrate Bhutto’s heirs
Bhutto’s family are disappointed that the trial continues to linger, thus amounting in effect to a suspension of justice, the special prosecutor of the case said.
The application was moved by M Azhar Chaudhry, the special prosecutor on behalf of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the federal government. The trial court has failed so far to decide on the petition, which has been pending in the court for almost two years.
According to Section 19, Sub-Section 7 of ATA, 1997, “the Court shall, on taking cognizance of the case proceed with the trial court from day-to-day and shall decide the case within seven days, failing which an application may be made to the administrative Judge of High Court concerned, for appropriate directions for expeditious disposal of the case to meet the end of justice.”
The special prosecutor said that said the trial has not been completed due to inadequate excuses from the accused party. By contrast, the assassination trial of former Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer was decided within eight months.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 5th, 2011.
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The amount in millions spent on any inquiry does not guarantee reliable results. Factors such as unbiased, honest, unhindered access to relevant material and expertise in analysing the gathered information are likely to give better results. How many of these prerequisite have are likely to be fulfilled or already have been? Specially once political considerations at every step taken are high on the agenda, achieving any scientific result is most improbable.
Such high profile cases are always a fertile ground for "conspiracy theories".
When Benazir was siting prime minister her Brother was murdered by police. Case is not solved. Now sitting President Mr Zerdari was husband of Benazir, Million of rupees has been spent on this case. so far no results.