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Pakistani prime minister found guilty of contempt Pakistani prime minister found guilty of contempt
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Pakistan's supreme court has convicted the prime minister, Yusuf Raza Gilani, of contempt for refusing to reopen an old corruption case against the president.Pakistan's supreme court has convicted the prime minister, Yusuf Raza Gilani, of contempt for refusing to reopen an old corruption case against the president.
But the court said on Thursday the sentence would only stand until the judges left the chamber. That spares Gilani a spell in prison.But the court said on Thursday the sentence would only stand until the judges left the chamber. That spares Gilani a spell in prison.
The case against the president, Asif Ali Zardari, relates to kickbacks he and his late wife, the former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, allegedly received from Swiss companies when Bhutto was in power in the 1990s. They were found guilty in absentia in a Swiss court in 2003. Zardari is a political ally of Gilani.The case against the president, Asif Ali Zardari, relates to kickbacks he and his late wife, the former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, allegedly received from Swiss companies when Bhutto was in power in the 1990s. They were found guilty in absentia in a Swiss court in 2003. Zardari is a political ally of Gilani.
The verdict was a symbolic move against Gilani but still means problems for him because he has been convicted in a court. That means could face disqualification in the weeks or months to come.The verdict was a symbolic move against Gilani but still means problems for him because he has been convicted in a court. That means could face disqualification in the weeks or months to come.
"For reasons to be recorded later, the prime minister is found guilty of contempt for wilfully flouting the direction of the supreme court," said Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk."For reasons to be recorded later, the prime minister is found guilty of contempt for wilfully flouting the direction of the supreme court," said Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk.
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