Why Nawaz Sharif was acquitted in flagship reference?
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ISLAMABAD – Accountability Court Arshad Malik issued a *detailed verdict* of the Flagship reference on Monday.
The court had acquitted *Nawaz Sharif*, giving him the benefit of doubt.
The court ruled that Nawaz Sharif being the real owner of the companies cannot be ignored. “However, the court gives Nawaz Sharif the benefit of doubt according to the evidence provided by the prosecution,” it stated.
The *69-page verdict* rejected the stance of the accused, terming it fake. It further stated that the *prosecution* failed to shift the onus on to Nawaz Sharif.
In his verdict, the judge declared that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) failed to prove Nawaz Sharif’s corruption in *16 offshore companies* and his direct links to these companies.
