Contempt case: Aitzaz refuses to represent MQM chief
Says he is reluctant to appear before a bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry.
Prominent lawyer and Pakistan Peoples Party Senator Aitzaz Ahsan has declined a request to represent Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain in the Supreme Court.
Talking to reporters on Wednesday, Aitzaz said he was approached by an MQM legislator with a request to represent the MQM chief. He added that he excused himself from the request since he was reluctant to appear before a bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry.
The Supreme Court recently served Altaf Hussain a contempt of court notice over his remarks which the court considered defamatory. He has been asked to appear before the court in person on January 7, 2013.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 20th, 2012.
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