Zardari's Legal Team Advises Him Not To Appear Before NAB
Faizan Hashmi Published March 17, 2019 | 04:30 PM
KARACHI (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / NNI - 17th March, 2019) Legal team of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has advised him to not appear before National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in fake bank accounts case.The team has also suggested PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto to not visit the bureau office on May 20.It seems that NAB has decided to file a reference against PPP leadership.
However, we will lead the case in the court, the team stated.It is to be mentioned here that NAB had summoned former president and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on March 20 in fake accounts case.On December 24, the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), formed on the apex court's orders to probe into the alleged money-laundering case, presented its 128-page final report to the court which included recommendations for filing 16 NAB references.The report had mentioned that 29 fake accounts were identified by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) which laundered Rs42 billion, however, the team further discovered 11,500 bank accounts of 924 account holders, 59 Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) and 24,500 Cash Transactions Reports (CTRs).
All of these details were scrutinized, besides the loan profile of 924 individuals.The report further stated that the fake accounts were opened through the Omni Group, however the accounts had been engaged with direct transactions with the Zardari Group, Bahria Town, Sindh Government departments and certain contractors while the ultimate beneficiary of money laundering was Zardari's family.Later, the court had ordered Zardari to submit his reply by December 31, however, during the previous hearing extended his and his sister s interim bail till January 7.On September 6, the SC had formed a JIT to probe into alleged mega money laundering of Rs42 billion channeled through fake bank accounts in three banks.Besides the Zardari family, several prominent individuals including former Summit Bank president Hussain Lawai and Omni Group president Anwar Majeed, have been accused in the case.Property tycoon Malik Riaz, his son-in-law Zain, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari have been also included in the inquiry.
NNI
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