ISLAMABAD – The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday arrestedPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator and prominent minority rightsleader Kamran Michael on charges of misuse of authority and assets beyondmeans.
According to details, Michael was apprehended by the NAB’s Karachi chapter.The PML-N senator is accused of misuse of authority as a federal ministerduring his party’s last tenure.
Michael has reportedly been charged for illegally getting three commercialplots on prime locations of KPT Cooperative Housing Society in Mai Kolachiarea of Karachi to his accomplices against which he allegedly received ahuge bribe. The former minister allegedly abused his authority byinfluencing the officials to carry out illegal orders to make allotments in2013.
A corruption reference with respect to 16 such plots was already filed byNAB Karachi in which evidence against Michael for receiving bribe wasunearthed during the further investigation in the case, reports claimed.
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He will be presented before an accountability court in Karachi on Saturdayto obtain judicial remand and initiate further proceedings.
