ISLAMABAD: In a contempt suo motu case, Mustafa Kamal, the deputy convener of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), requested that his apology be accepted immediately. However, the Supreme Court denied his request on Wednesday.
The occurrence occurred during the hearing of the contempt of court case against Kamal and independent Senator Faisal Vawda by a three-member panel led by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Justices Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Irfan Saadat Khan.
Vawda stated that accusations could not be made without proof, while Kamal aimed to set moral guidelines for judges as justice could “only be bought” at their forceful news conferences against the court in Islamabad in May.
Their remarks followed a letter by six judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to members of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) highlighting the spy agency’s interference in legal matters. The politicians also brought up the fact that an IHC judge holds two citizenships.
The SC on Thursday swiftly moved to take suo motu notice of the leaders following their outburst. After a hearing on May 17, the politicians received show-cause notices from the court.
Responding, Kamal stated he regarded “all the judges, in particular, the judges of the superior courts of Pakistan in the highest respect and esteem” and demanded an unequivocal apology.
Senator Vawda, meanwhile, pushed for a resolution to the situation and declined to offer the Supreme Court an unqualified apology.
