Aitzaz excuses himself from representing Altaf

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ISLAMABAD: Renowned lawyer, Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan, has excused himself from representing Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s chief Altaf Hussain in the contempt of court notice against him, DawnNews reported.

Speaking to media representatives in Islamabad, Ahsan said he could not take the case due to the fact that Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was on the bench hearing the notice.

Ahsan said an MQM leader had asked him to become Hussain’s counsel.

Moreover, Ahsan said the chief justice should not cancel his trip to Karachi due to security issues, adding that, if Chief Justice Iftikhar did not make the visit, it may give the MQM chief the justification to not to come to Pakistan.

The MQM chief could say that if the chief justice did not have enough security, how could Hussain come to Pakistan from the United Kingdom, Ahsan said.

On Dec 14, the Supreme Court had asked the MQM chief to appear before it in person and explain why he should not be charged for contempt over “his contemptuous assertions against the judiciary”.

In a telephonic address from London to a gathering in Karachi on Dec 2, Hussain had criticised the judiciary and said that judges of the apex court should apologise for their remarks on delimitation of Karachi’s constituencies or face the consequences.

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Speaking to media representatives in Islamabad, Ahsan said he could not take the case due to the fact that Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was on the bench hearing the notice.

Does this mean that Chief Justice is incapable of delivering justice in a objective fashion ?

Moreover, Ahsan said the chief justice should not cancel his trip to Karachi due to security issues, adding that, if Chief Justice Iftikhar did not make the visit, it may give the MQM chief the justification to not to come to Pakistan.

The MQM chief could say that if the chief justice did not have enough security, how could Hussain come to Pakistan from the United Kingdom, Ahsan said.

this is pure politics.
Altaf bhai has a terrrost party to provide him protection. Criminals and gangsters who are sworn in and have decades of experience in extortion and crime will provide protection to Altaf Bhai on their hume turf.

Chief justice will have none of those advantages.