Arshad Malik (judge)

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Born Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Died(2020-12-04)4 December 2020
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Occupation Judge

Muhammad Arshad Malik was the former judge of accountability court in Pakistan. He sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Al-Azizia Steel Mills case. He was dismissed from service by Lahore High Court in 2020 over a videogate following the Nawaz Sharif's sentence in his court. He died due to COVID-19 on 4 December 2020. [1]

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Early life and judicial career

Born in Rawalpindi, Malik joined judiciary as civil judge in August 2000. He was promoted to session judge in 2010. He was appointed in Accountability Court Islamabad-II in 2018 by Law Ministry of Pakistan. [2]

During his judicial career he presided over many important cases. Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by Supreme Court of Pakistan in Panama case and corruption references were filed against him in accountability courts by National Accountability Bureau. In Arshad Malik's court he was sentenced to seven years prison in Al-Azizia reference while acquitting in Flagship reference. [3]

Video scandal

In July 2019 Maryam Nawaz released a video of Arshad Malik in press conference and claimed that his father's conviction was compromised and judge was blackmailed which was being confessed in video allegedly. [4] Her claim led to inquiry against Malik and he was suspended [5] and later removed from service by Lahore High Court in July 2020. [6] He challenged the dismissal and his hearing was due in Lahore High Court. [1]

Death

He died on 4 June 2020 due to cardiac arrest and his son claims his father died due to cardiac arrest because of the pressure of sharif family. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Former accountability court judge Arshad Malik succumbs to Covid-19". The Express Tribune. 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  2. ↑ "ACCOUNTABILITY COURTS" (PDF). Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of Pakistan. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Imran, Dawn com | Javed Hussain | Mohammad (2018-12-24). "Nawaz Sharif handed 7 years in Al-Azizia reference, taken to Adiala jail". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  4. ↑ "WATCH: Maryam Nawaz Sharif brings judge Arshad Malik's leaked video". ARY NEWS. 2019-07-06. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  5. ↑ Bilal, Rana (2019-09-14). "Judge Arshad Malik made OSD after suspension from Islamabad accountability court". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  6. ↑ "Videogate judge Arshad Malik axed". The Express Tribune. 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  7. ↑ "Former Accountability Judge Died Of Cardiac Arrest And Not Due To Covid-19, Says Son". UrduPoint. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
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