NCBA Issues Pakistan Statement
Article Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Written By: Russell Rawlings
President Janet Ward Black, on behalf of the North Carolina Bar Association, has issued the following statement regarding recent developments in Pakistan:
The North Carolina Bar Association joins the American Bar Association and several state bar associations in condemning President Pervez Musharraf’s decision to suspend Pakistan’s national constitution and the rule of law in that country.
Along with the detention of members of the Pakistani Supreme Court and arrest of lawyers, President Musharraf’s actions are a breach of the rule of law in his own country and a threat to the foundation upon which societies rest around the world.
A nation's court system is the institution that protects personal freedoms and serves as the cornerstone of legitimate government.
The 14,500 members of the NCBA urge members of the North Carolina Congressional delegation to speak out publicly in opposition to these acts and to call on President Musharraf to rescind his orders. President Musharraf’s efforts to close the doors of justice will hurt the citizens of Pakistan.
The world is witnessing in Pakistan an assault on the rule of law.