|
FIR to be registered against Axact chief, judge over bribery
 [DAWN] The Islamabad High Court administration has decided to register a first information report (FIR) against Axact chief executive officer Shoaib Ahmed Sheikh for bribing a judge to get acquittal in a fake degree scandal case.A senior IHC official told Dawn that the court’s administrative committee had recommended registration of the FIR against the Axact CEO and additional district and sessions judge (ADSJ) Pervaizul Qadir Memon. He said the matter had been referred to IHC Chief Justice Mohammad Anwar Khan Kasi, and after his approval a formal FIR would be lodged against both with the Federal Investigation Agency under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Pakistain Penal Code. On Thursday, the IHC dismissed ADSJ Memon from service after he confessed to having received a bribe of Rs5 million to acquit Shoaib Sheikh in the fake degree case. Posted by: Fred 2018-02-18 |
| http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=508369 |