ISLAMABAD – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (rtired)Javed Iqbal on Tuesday barred NAB officials from handcuffing accusedpersons in the bureau’s custody.
He addressed high ranked officials at Punjab’s Civil Secretariat where heemphasised on significance of bureaucracy and termed it “the backbone ofthe country.”
“In the previous year, several mega corruption cases emerged in Punjab,” hesaid, while asking if bureaucracy does not take decisions, how the bureaucould proceed [with the investigation process].
He maintained that the government drafts policies; however “it is thebureaucracy’s responsibility to implement those policies.”
“[The bureau] has conducted inquiries against the accused persons based onsolid evidence and I will prove them correct,” he said.
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“Bureaucracy should fulfill its responsibilities without any fear andshould consider appointments and transfers on the basis of merit andtransparency,” he added.
“Officers of Grade-19 and above will not be arrested without mypermission,” he went on to say.
“NAB regional officers have been restricted to arrest any officer on theirown,” he said.
