Security arrangements for Ijaz finalised: Attorney General

Attorney general says Ijaz given foolproof security under Article 245 of the Constitution.

ISLAMABAD: Attorney General Maulvi Anwarul Haq on Saturday finalized security arrangements for Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz in consultation with the Defence Secretary.

The commission probing into the Memogate scandal had asked me to make appropriate arrangements for Ijaz in its January 9 order, Haq told The Express Tribune.

Ijaz’s counsel, Akram Sheikh had earlier said that by excluding the army from the security, the government wanted to deprive his client of providing valuable evidence linking President Asif Ali Zardari to the memo.

“I have met with the Defence Secretary, Interior Secretary and the representatives of the federal security agencies to finalise the arrangements,” he said. Haq said that army personnel could be involved if required under the commission’s order.

The attorney general said Ijaz had been given foolproof security under Article 245 of the Constitution. He added the article stated that the army could be asked to help the administration “in aid of civil power”.

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