Corruption makes people unable to access justice: CJP.

ISLAMABAD -- While hearing former prime minAister Imran Khan's petition against the amendments in the National AcAcountability Ordinance 1999, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial Tuesday said that corruption in a society fails common people to access justice.

Makhdoom Ali Khan, representing the federation, informed the bench that certain amendments have been made in the National AccountabiliAty (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022, and after the approval of federal cabinet the draft ordinance has been sent to the president.

He said that the additional amendAments will have bearing on the Bill 2022. He further said that after the return of references by the accountAability courts, returned references are with the NAB office, and now under new changes, the power is given to the accountability courts inAstead of the NAB chairman to send the cases of below Rs500 million to the relevant forums.

Makhdoom informed that there are other amendments under conAsideration, but the government is thinking whether to bring them through an Act of Parliament or the Ordinance.

Justice Bandial remarked that the concerns expressed in the court have been incorporated in the law. Makhdoom said that there will be no exonerating or condoning, but the reference, returned by the acAcountability courts after the enactAment of Bill 2022, will be sent to the relevant forums.

The Chief Justice said that other countries also have anti: corruption laws, eradicating corruption is conAsidered right to life, law of justice. He said, 'Corruption in a society is beAcause of failure to access justice.'

Makhdoom said the Israeli ParAliament advanced a bill that would make it harder to oust Prime MinAister Benjamin Netanyahu over the corruption charges. Benjamin NetAanyahu returned to power late last year after Israel's fifth election in under four years. Netanyahu and...

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