Harassment: Tax ombudsman summoned to court

Petitioner said they had also been facing threats and inquiries for defying the ombudsman’s illegal order.

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court CJ on Monday summoned federal tax ombudsman Shoaib Suddle next week on a petition accusing him of harassing tax officers.

The petitioner, Faisalabad Land Revenue Additional Commissioner Muhammad Saleem, alleged that the respondent had been harassing tax officers and pressuring them to collect taxes that were not due. He said they had also been facing threats and inquiries for defying the ombudsman’s illegal order.

Published In The Express Tribune, June 12^th, 2012.