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Pakistan's Sharif Faces Charges of Corruption

Posted Sep 2, 08 8:15 AM CDT in World 

(Newser) – Nawaz Sharif, whose party recently pulled out of Pakistan's ruling coalition, is about to face corruption charges, Pakistani prosecutors said today. A two-time prime minister whom Pervez Musharraf deposed in 1999, Sharif will be charged with money laundering and loan defaults, as well as "the accumulation of wealth beyond his known sources of income." Sharif's lawyer called the charges politically motivated.

Sharif has faced these accusations before, but a court had indefinitely suspended the charges. The move to prosecute Sharif comes days before Pakistan's parliament votes for a new president. The leading candidate for president is Asif Ali Zardari, Benazir Bhutto's widower, with whom Sharif has feuded over the reinstatement of judges sacked by Musharraf. Zardari has also faced corruption allegations, which he feared those judges might reinstate.

Source Guardian (UK)

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Pakistani protesters carry a poster of Nawaz Sharif as they take part in a demonstration in Multan, Pakistan, on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008.   (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)
Nawaz Sharif, former prime minister of Pakistan, is once again facing corruption charges.   (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Nawaz Sharif gestures during a press conference in Islamabad, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008. Sharif, former prime minister of Pakistan, is once again facing corruption charges.   (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Asif Ali Zardari, left, is expected to become Pakistan's next president, defeating the candidate of Nawaz Sharif's party.   (AP Photo)
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