ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) launches multiple raids incase of Accountability Judge Arshad Malik.
FIA on Thursday raided at the house of Nasir Butt, who is the centralcharacter of the Judge video scandal.
As per details, FIA raided at Nasir Butt’ s house located in Dhok Rattaarea of Rawalpindi. Sources said Butt has fled to London after the footageof Judge was shown by PML-N leaders in a press conference. Sources addedthat younger brother of Nasir Butt Hafiz Abdullah Butt is also on the run.Mobile phones of Nasir Butt in Pakistan and in London are off.
Sources further said FIA is continuously monitoring the house of Nasir Buttand all details of his journeys abroad have been gained.
On the other hand FIA raided shop of Mian Tariq, who is also named by judgeArshad Malik in video scandal case, in Multan’ Abdali road and recoveredimportant documents. Sources said FIA raided the shop with heavy contingentof police.
FIA team is ready to investigate PML-N member Mian Raza.
Arrested suspect in video scandal Mian Tariq Mehmood would be presentedbefore the court on Friday for extension of remand.
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Earlier, FIA lodged a case, on an application filed by formeraccountability court judge Arshad Malik, against Pakistan MuslimLeague-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif, vice-president Maryam Nawazand former premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and other persons accused ofallegedly blackmailing him over video(s) captured secretly during hismeetings with PML-N leaders.
The FIA’s Cyber Crime Wing has decided to interrogate Pakistan MuslimLeague-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Mian Raza for investigation into the videoscandal surrounding former accountability judge Arshad Malik who hadclaimed that Mian Tariq Mahmood had bought the leaked video from Mian Raza.
Meanwhile, teams were constituted to arrest other accused persons,including Nasir Janjua, Nasir Butt, Khurram Yousaf and Meher Jillani,nominated in the case lodged under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act2016 (PECA).
Sources familiar with the matter told media that eight provisions of theCyber Crime Act have been included in the case lodged against the suspects.
