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No contempt of court law in constitution: AG
ISLAMABAD: Attorney General Irfan Qadir said that there was no contempt of court law in the Constitution of Pakistan.The Attorney General said the verdict of the seven-member bench in Prime Minister Gilani’s contempt of court case was in violation of Article 25 of the Constitution.
“There is no statute at the moment existing regarding law of contempt.”
On Thursday the Supreme Court of Pakistan found Prime Minister Gilani guilty of contempt for refusing to reopen corruption cases against President Zardari, but gave him only a symbolic sentence of a few minutes’ detention in the courtroom.
AFP adds: The AG said that for now Gilani remains prime minister, but this may change if the case goes before the speaker -- who is a member of Gilani's Pakistan People's Party (PPP).
"If she thinks that the judgment is valid, she will forward it to the Election Commission, and she will act otherwise if she thinks that the judgment is invalid," Qadir said.
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