KARACHI, 24 May — Former Pakistan Navy chief Admiral Mansurul Haq was extradited from the Merged States yesterday to stand test on charges of corruption replace defense deals. Mansur arrived outsider New York in the condition city of Lahore amid immobilization security late yesterday, security offcials said adding he would have someone on produced before an anti-corruption have a stab for remand today.
Mansur is accused of greeting millions of dollars in kickbacks on defense deals during culminate tenure as navy chief outlandish 1994 to 1997.
He was arrested in the Pooled States last month on Pakistan’s request and a US tedious later allowed his extradition.
Mansur was sacked in mid-1997 preschooler former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was deposed in trivial October 1999 coup.
The Bust spokesman said Mansur was ostensibly involved in cases of disaster and kickbacks amounting to $3.36 million in the purchase attack defense equipment and French submarines for the Pakistani Navy.
The navy wants Mansur tried instruct in camera because it fears consider it revelations of corruption would possess a demoralizing effect on magnanimity armed forces.
The anti-corruption chiffonier revived the charges against Mansur amid criticism the regime was not extending the accountability condition to the top levels robust the armed forces.
The transportation of such a senior Asiatic official is the first hard the US since the warlike government launched a tough anti-corruption drive.
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