LAHORE:
Statement by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Exemption from Personal Presence in today’s meeting of in money laundering the case was accepted by the Central Judge of the Special Court, Ijaz Hassan Awan on Monday.
Application filed on on behalf of the leader of the PML-N sought to be excluded in connection with today’s National Assembly session in which he disputes for in post of prime minister.
the court had fixed April eleventh for indictment of Shehbaz and his son Hamza Shahbaz, in estimated 25 billion rupees money laundering case.
the pursuit team of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) also did not appear in court for arguments on specified application.
The court adjourned the hearing of the case until April 27. extended temporary pledge of PML-N leaders.
In earlier proceedings, the court dismissed the FIA’s claim. plea for granting Shehbaz exemption from personal appearance in court. This court at that time had also accepted Shehbaz’s statement for granting exemption from personal appearance.
This worth mentioning that the court at that time also rejected the FIA application in which the abolition of the bail of Shahbaz was wanted on on the grounds that no provision of the law was available this gave the defendant a concession to be absent from court at the bail stage.
Application for cancellation of bail
FIA representatives submitted an application before special Judge of the Central Court, arguing that Shehbaz was absent from this court for several of timessometimes because of my illness, on others because of his obligations in political activity, which is absolutely not justified and is akin to ridicule of law.
On March 25, the defendant was absent from the court, the statement said. for dispensation of attendance has been moved on on his behalf, and this court was happy to refuse with attendance of accused in bail production.
“That the quote was based on the accused Shehbaz and this trial is misunderstood and misinterpreted. counsel of accused, and that court ruled with attendance of defendant in person. counsel for the defendant unlawfully assisted the court in to obtain a warrant for preliminary investigation on March 25, 2022,” the court noted.
The FIA asked the court to revoke the said order and remove the bail.
Pre-arrest bail
Petitioners Shahbaz and his son Hamza in them pre-arrest the guarantors claimed that version of FIA has nothing to do with reality.
They claimed they were involved in rigged case just to humiliate them, and the accusations leveled on them by concerned quarters are pretty false and wrong.
They pleaded with the court for the FIA to issue notices to them. on from June 22 to join investigation while truth that NAB had already investigation on the same accusation of money laundering.
They are added what are they wanted stand trial team but they were afraid of being arrested in their arms of FIA as there are examples regarding their arrests when they were called in different nature case but arrested in another thing.
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Source: Court accepts Shehbaz’s decision plea on exemption from personal presence
