Fearing arrest, Mansoor Ijaz not visiting Pak

January 23, 2012 17:23

Fearing arrest, Pakistani- American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, the central figure in the memo scandal, today said he would not visit Islamabad to depose before a judicial panel probing the matter and wants his testimony to be recorded either in London or Zurich.

Ijaz, who triggered a confrontation between Pakistan's civilian government and the powerful military by making public a secret memo that sought US help to stave off a feared coup in Pakistan last year, said in a statement that he was willing to depose before the supreme court-appointed commission in London or Zurich.

In a statement released through his lawyer Akram Sheikh, Ijaz said he had been given "no assurance" by any person on behalf of Pakistan government to ward off his apprehensions regarding his security.

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