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Sunday, April 15, 2012
Asma Jahangir slams ‘warning’ of memo commissionStaff Report
LAHORE: Asma Jahangir has reacted strongly towards a news item appearing in a section of the press quoting the memo commission warning that she could be made ineligible for practice on her comment to the press regarding the recording of evidence of Husain Haqqani.
In a press release, she said that courts must not threat lawyers for valid opinions that they hold. She added her law practice was not granted to her in a lottery which could be grabbed from her through any “daafa yarkan”. The lawyer said there was no law that allowed a commission to suspend her licence and her grouse had precisely been that judges must speak through their judgements and within the parameter of the law.
She said, “Which law grants judges the power to suspend people's livelihoods because of their legitimate comments on the procedure of a commission?”
She also challenged Advocate Bhutta to advise his clients to file contempt proceedings against her rather than making pleas before the commission without filing any such petition. She said she was prepared to defend herself but would not be admonished into losing her right of free expression.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk