CJP raises questions on recent NAB amendments

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00:00 The Supreme Court has ruled against the appeal of the NAB...

00:04 ...to inform the legal advisor Javed Lateef before his arrest.

00:08 The Chief Justice has said that the NAB in July...

00:11 ...is suspicious and contradicts the court's decision.

00:14 - Raja Mohsin. - Raja Mohsin, please go ahead.

00:17 The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled against this case.

00:21 The Chief Justice, Umar Atta Bandiyal, has heard the case.

00:26 The Chief Justice of Pakistan has given important remarks during the hearing.

00:31 The NAB prosecutor has said that the court has ruled against...

00:34 ...the appeal of the NAB to inform the legal advisor Javed Lateef before his arrest.

00:38 The Chief Justice has said that Javed Lateef's case was on the inquiry...

00:42 ...and he could not be arrested.

00:43 The NAB prosecutor, Rizwan Satti, has said that...

00:46 ...he could be arrested during the inquiry after the revision of the 3rd July, 2023.

00:51 The Chief Justice of Pakistan has said that this is a very unfair case...

00:55 ...and that someone should be arrested at this stage.

00:58 He has also said that the revision of the NAB in July is dubious.

01:02 He has said that the revision of the NAB in July...

01:05 ...is a contradiction to the court's decision.

01:07 He has raised the question that how can a person called for questioning be put in jail?

01:12 The NAB law was draconian until 2001.

01:15 He has also said that the revision of the NAB law...

01:20 ...to reduce the duration of remand and to give bail is good.

01:23 The court has ruled against the arrest of the accused...

01:27 ...and has ruled that the High Court's ruling is prior to the revision of the 3rd July.

01:33 The NAB prosecutor has said that the revision of the NAB has been done in the past.

01:39 The Chief Justice has said that we should leave these things...

01:42 ...and has ruled against the NAB appeal.

01:46 Thank you very much, Raja Mohsin-e-Jaz, for being with us.