Pakistan anti-corruption court reopens five cases against former president

[JURIST] Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB) [official website] court on Monday reopened five cases against former president Asif Ali Zardari [BBC backgrounder]. While president, Zardari had been immune from prosecution, but when Zardari stepped down on September 5 and Mamnoon Hussain [official website] became Pakistan's president, Zardari lost that immunity. The allegations before the anti-corruption court relate to kickbacks and favoritism [IANS report], money laundering and misuse of power. The prosecution is also investigating allegedly corrupt customs contracts given to...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/10/pakistan-anti-corruption-court-reopens-five-cases-against-former-president.php

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