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> The report charges the PM with perjury, hiding his wealth, forging documents, and living beyond his means.

You can be charged for living beyond your means?




I don't know the details of Pakistani law, but it seems like it could be a clever judicial technique for fighting corruption or tax evasion in cases where it cannot be directly proven. If you spend more money than you lawfully earn, then presumably the rest have to come from illegal activities (assuming no fortune)?


Or are in debt?


The debt should also be verifiably documented. Otherwise one can claim any money as a loan from friends.


In Brazil you can. Idea is get corruption.

For example, we had a governor that had as wages about 10000 usd month... yet was spending millions.

Not even the craziest bank would fund that, so it must have been corruption. (It was, he received if I remember correctly about 100 million usd in bribes)


In India, you can. Having assets dispropotionate to known sources of income creates a presumption of corruption, plus one can also be charged for tax evasion.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/disproportionate...




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