Park Lane Reference: Zardari has legal presidential immunity, lawyer takes plea
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Lawyer of President Asif Ali Zardari took plea in Accountability Court of Islamabad in Park Lane reference that his client has been elected President of Pakistan and now he has a legal presidential immunity, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday.
Lawyer Arshad Tabriz told the court that the proceedings of the case against the President cannot be continued.
The asked the lawyer that the case against the remaining accused will not proceed?
The lawyer replied that the case can be run against the rest of the accused.
Accountability Court Judge Nasir Javed Rana conducted the hearing.
On the other hand the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor told the court that this is a private bank case.
First it will be decided whether the case can be tried in this court or not according to the existing law, NAB prosecutor said.
Asif Ali Zardari's lawyer Farooq H. Naik will come at 11 o'clock, assistant lawyer told the court.
He requested that the court adjourned the hearing of the case till 11 o'clock.
Reporter: Hashir Ahmad