Case against SECP chairman registered upon SC order
Published July 10, 2017
ISLAMABAD: An FIR was registered on Monday, upon the directives of the Supreme Court, against Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman Zafar Hijazi for tampering with official records.
Acting upon the apex court’s orders, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) filed the case with the Special Investigation Unit.
The FIA had identified Hijazi as the culprit behind changing official records of the Chaudhry Sugar Mills, owned by the Sharif family, to help their case.
The criminal case was registered against Hijazi under sections 466 and 471 of Pakistan Penal Code.
Section 466 suggests a seven-year imprisonment and fine for those who forge a legal document, while Section 471 punishes in the same manner for using as genuine a forged document.
Geo News obtained a copy of the FIR.
The SECP chairman’s lawyer confessed before the court that the tampering was done 10 months ago.
The special bench, headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, gave the order for registration of FIR after the attorney general informed the court of the result of the FIA's inquiry.
