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| Pakistan's top judge is suspended | Pakistan's top judge is suspended |
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| Pakistan's top judge, Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, has been suspended by President Pervez Musharraf for "misuse of authority". | Pakistan's top judge, Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, has been suspended by President Pervez Musharraf for "misuse of authority". |
| The president has asked the Supreme Judicial Council, which oversees the judiciary, to investigate the charges. | The president has asked the Supreme Judicial Council, which oversees the judiciary, to investigate the charges. |
| As the main judge in the Supreme Court, Mr Chaudhry had a reputation for taking a firm line against government misdemeanours and human rights abuses. | As the main judge in the Supreme Court, Mr Chaudhry had a reputation for taking a firm line against government misdemeanours and human rights abuses. |
| He has also faced criticisms over other aspects of his conduct. | He has also faced criticisms over other aspects of his conduct. |
| The details of Mr Chaudhry's alleged offences are not yet clear. | The details of Mr Chaudhry's alleged offences are not yet clear. |
| Justice Javed Iqbal has been appointed as acting chief justice. | Justice Javed Iqbal has been appointed as acting chief justice. |
| Summoned | Summoned |
| President Musharraf had received "numerous complaints and serious allegations for misconduct, misuse of authority and actions prejudicial to the dignity of office of the chief justice of Pakistan," the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan news agency reported. | President Musharraf had received "numerous complaints and serious allegations for misconduct, misuse of authority and actions prejudicial to the dignity of office of the chief justice of Pakistan," the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan news agency reported. |
| Mr Chaudhry was summoned to explain himself to Gen Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. | Mr Chaudhry was summoned to explain himself to Gen Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. |
| His case was then referred to the Supreme Judicial Council which will decide if Mr Chaudhry should be prosecuted. | His case was then referred to the Supreme Judicial Council which will decide if Mr Chaudhry should be prosecuted. |
| The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan says that Mr Chaudhry was a highly controversial figure throughout his tenure. | |
| He took up investigations into the highly sensitive issue of the disappearance of political activists allegedly detained illegally by the security forces. | He took up investigations into the highly sensitive issue of the disappearance of political activists allegedly detained illegally by the security forces. |
| Recently a number of private television stations carried reports about his son's appointment to a senior police post amid claims that he was not qualified for the position. | Recently a number of private television stations carried reports about his son's appointment to a senior police post amid claims that he was not qualified for the position. |
| Some of the stations were then summoned to the Supreme Court and face contempt proceedings | Some of the stations were then summoned to the Supreme Court and face contempt proceedings |
| Last month a Supreme Court lawyer published an open letter to Mr Chaudhry criticising his behaviour towards Pakistan's bar association. | Last month a Supreme Court lawyer published an open letter to Mr Chaudhry criticising his behaviour towards Pakistan's bar association. |