ISLAMABAD – Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has requested the accountability court in Islamabad to take notice of Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry’s statement regarding the ongoing trial.
The counsel for the former premier requested the judge Arshad Malik to interrogate the statement of Chaudhry that ‘Sharif would be in jail soon’, pleading the court to summon the minister.
During an interview on Thursday, the minister had highlighted how funds were transferred by the former ruling family, claiming that the former premier would be in Adiala jail again.
During the hearing of the Flagship reference on Friday, the counsel for the supreme leader of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz requested the court to play its part otherwise ‘the credibility of the august court would be tarnished’.
The former premier appeared before the court in the reference but did not speak to media.; he was allowed to leave the court during the proceedings.
During the last hearing on Thursday, Joint Investigation Team head Wajid Zia informed the accountability court that the original copies of source documents related to Capital FZE company were presented to the court in Flagship investment case.
The two documents received from Goveronica Authority had mentioned Nawaz Sharif as company’s Board Chairman, while another one had stated the former prime minister as ‘Marketing Manager’, he said.
He said that accused Hassan Nawaz had told the JIT team that he himself arranged the money for establishment of Capital FZE company.
During the course of proceeding, defense lawyer Khawaja Haris continued his cross-examining on the consecutive fourth day with Wajid Zia.
Zia stated that Hassan Nawaz also told the JIT that the financial statement of Capital FZE Company was prepared by his accountant. The team did not ask about the financial statement of Coint Paddington during questioning, the JIT head said.
He said the JIT did not involve any accountant of Hassan Nawaz into the investigation process. The JIT did not mention Hassan Nawaz as owner of Capital FZE in its report and it also did not find documents which showed Nawaz Sharif as owner or shareholder of this company, he added.
JIT head admitted that no witness had given a statement that former prime minister was owner of the company, adding, however, the team had approached Jufra Authority in Dubai to know accused’s connection with Capital FZE.
He said that the JIT had written in its report that Hassan Nawaz had established Capital FZE and Nawaz Sharif had been receiving salary form it.
According to Jufra authority, the former prime minister was associated with the company as board chairman, he said.
