Corruption charges: Only God can save this country, court observes

'Only God could save the country because politicians considered it their right to interfere in everything,' says LHC.

LAHORE:

A Lahore High Court judge remarked on Thursday that only God could save the country because politicians considered it their right to interfere in everything.

Justice Mazahar Ali Naqvi made these remarks while hearing a petition by a government employee facing fraud charges.

The accused, Ana Yasin, has sought directions for change of investigation.

Yasin’s counsel alleged that Law Minister Rana Sanaullah was influencing the investigation. He said the investigation should be entrusted to some other officer.

The Anti-Corruption Department director general told the court that the petitioner’s allegations were baseless. He said the investigation was proceeding on merit.

In the end, the court dismissed Yasin’s petition and directed the Anti-Corruption Department to complete its investigation. It directed the department to submit a report within a week.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 20^th, 2013.