ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khan Khosa on Mondaywhile hearing a case pertaining to corruption and illegal use of powerremarked that wealth generated through corruption should be recovered evenafter death of the accused.
A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Asif SaeedKhan Khosa and comprising Justice Mushir Alam and Yahya Afridi heard a casefiled by wife of late DSP Akhtar Kiyani against the high court verdict.
During the course of proceedings, the court ordered Mrs Riaz Bibi wife oflate DSP Akhtar Kiana to pay a sum of Rs 30 million on her appeal againstthe high court verdict.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Accountability Court awarded lateDSP and his wife 10 years and five years sentence respectively and imposedRs 30 million fine in the case of corruption and illegal use of power. Thehigh court also maintained the Accountability Court verdict.
The Chief Justice remarked that one must have to pay amount earned throughcorruption even after death.
He observed that the plot was purchased on a price of Rs 20.5 million 25years ago which will be worth of Rs 2.5 billion now.
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He remarked that fine of Rs 30 million imposed in 2003 is much less as pertoday’s time adding that the fined amount can be raised but it cannot beslashed.
The NAB Prosecutor said the Jamil Akhtar appointed in 1959 and retired in1995 as Deputy Superintendent Police.
The counsel for Mrs Riaz Bibi said that his client could not pay fineamount. The NAB also freezed bank accounts of his client opened after 1995.
The Chief Justice remarked that the fine amount could not be reduced ratherit can be enhanced.
