ISLAMABAD, December 3: The defence council on Monday has submitted a plea in the Accountability Court seeking exemption ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s personal appearance in the court.
While continuing with his final arguments during today’s hearing, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor said that hundreds of millions of rupees were transferred into the account of ex-PM Nawaz Sharif, which is an admitted and proven fact.
Earlier, NAB prosecutor’s witness Malik Tayyab had recorded his statement.
Nawaz Sharif is nominated suspect in references regarding Avenfield properties, Azizia Steel Mills and Flagship Investment, while Maryam Nawaz and her husband Captain (r) Safdar are nominated in reference regarding Avenfield properties alone.
The former PM was indicted by the accountability court in the court on November 8 in all three corruption references separately. However, Nawaz denied all the charges pleading not guilty, saying that the proceeding was initiated on political basis.
In late July the Supreme Court sacked Sharif following an investigation into corruption allegations against his family, making him the 15th premier in Pakistan’s 70-year history to be ousted before completing a full term.
The allegations against the prime minister stemmed from the Panama Papers leak last year, which sparked a media frenzy over the luxurious lifestyles and high-end London property portfolio owned by his family.-Agencies
