LAHORE: The Punjab Information Commission has directed the director general Anti-Corruption Establishment to make public hundreds of cases FIRs and details of decisions of cases and inquiries.
DG ACE directed to make public cases FIRs, verdicts’ details in 14 days
National
May 21, 2021
LAHORE: The Punjab Information Commission [RTI – Right to Information Commission] has directed the director general (DG) Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) to make public hundreds of cases FIRs and details of decisions of cases and inquiries within 14 days.
The commission issued these directions while deciding four different applications, filed for the purpose. Chief Commissioner Mahboob Qadir Shah said in his order that the ACE director general should himself display all details of the cases on official website of his department.
According to the documents, available with the reporter, the chief commissioner, however, exempted details of all under-trial cases and the recoveries being made by the ACE, from being made public. The Information Commission gave references of Police Order 2002, CrPC 1898, Police Rules 1934, Anti-Corruption Rules 5(4), 10(6), Rule 34, and sections 13 an