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Gilani to appeal against SC contempt verdict, says Minister | Pakistan's Information and Broadcasting Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan on Thursday, said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani would file an appeal against the verdict of the Supreme Court (SC) in the contempt of court case. Awan
said that punishment was being given to those who had made the Constitution. “The
PPP leadership is always targeted,” The News quoted Awan, as saying. Earlier,
a seven-judge bench of the court, headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk, announced the
verdict where Gilani was found guilty of contempt of court for refusing to reopen
corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, but gave him only a symbolic
sentence, which lasted for 30 seconds. "For reasons to be recorded later, the
prime minister is found guilty of contempt for wilfully flouting the direction
of the Supreme Court," The Nation quoted Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk, as saying. Gilani
was convicted and sentenced under Article 63 (1) (g) of the Constitution. Gilani
was charged for refusing to obey an order to write to the authorities in Switzerland
asking them to re-open corruption cases against President Zardari. Gilani was
sentenced to be detained in the court until the hearing adjourned and shortly
afterwards emerged smiling and waving to supporters. Gohar Khan, assistant to
Aitzaz Ahsan, and a member of the prime minister’s legal team also said a review
petition would be filed. Awan further said Gilani would be chairing the meeting
of the federal cabinet on Thursday. Politicians, lawyers and journalists, both
local and international were present in the court for the hearing. Government
officials and dignitaries present at the court included Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor
Masood Kausar, Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar, Presidential Spokesperson Farhatullah
Babar, political secretary to the party co-chairman Rukhsana Bangash and Attorney
General Irfan Qadir.
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