ISLAMABAD – An open trial of a Lahore High Court (LHC) judge JusticeFarrukh Irfan Khan would be conducted by the Supreme Judicial Council.
Justice Farrukh Irfan name appeared in the Panama Papers in 2016.
The five-judge SJC, led by the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian SaqibNisar, will conduct the trial of Justice Farrukh Irfan Khan on January 3.
Additional Attorney General for Pakistan Chaudhry Amir Rehman being theprosecutor will present witnesses to substantiate the case against thejudge. The witnesses will also be crossed examined on the same day.
The council has also asked the LHC judge to present his defence witnesseson January 8. Sources revealed the council held an in-camera meeting onMonday (December 31). In that meeting, the LHC judge’s plea for open trialwas accepted.
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Subsequently, the Supreme Court PRO office sent a message to media thatcase of the LHC judge will be taken up in an open court at 3 O’clock.Later, it was conveyed to media that the meeting has been postponed. Now,it is learnt that the case will be taken up on January 3.
This will be the second time the SJC will conduct an open trial of a judge.Earlier in November, the council recommended to sack the Islamabad HighCourt (IHC) judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, who had accused the primeintelligence agency of manipulating benches.
