ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Wednesday issued detailedjudgment regarding suspension of imprisonment sentences of former primeminister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son in lawCapt (Retd) Muhammad Safdar given to them by an accountability court in theAvenfield property reference.
The decision, which was written by Justice Athar Minallah and MiangulHassan Aurangzeb, stated that prima facie the trial court’s verdict incorruption reference could not be last long due to some weaknesses andlegal errors.
It further read that the bail decision would not affect the main appealagainst the Avenfield property judgment. The prosecution side mostlydepended on the Panama Papers judgment during arguments in proceeding.
The order stated that the accountability court did not mention thereference and evidence of Maryam Nawaz’s assistance to her father inpurchase of the London flats.
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The court’s findings were not final and it could not affect the proceedingson the accused persons’ appeals. The prosecution did not estimate the priceof London flats. On query about record, the National AccountabilityBureau’s prosecution suggested the court to approach Google for thosedocuments, which was an unexpected act.
It stated that the trial court had acquitted the accused from charges of9A-4 but the prosecution did not challenge the decision.
