ISLAMABAD – KP Police and NAB KP have reached Mansehra to arrest CaptainSafdar, son in law of the deposed PM Nawaz Sharif. He was sentenced to oneyears jail by the Accountability Court in Avenfiled Reference Case.
Earlier Nawaz Sharif has been jailed for 10 years and Maryam Nawaz for 7years.
Avenfield Apartments have been attached and Nawaz Sharif has been fined 10million pounds.
The Accountability Court announced its verdict in the Avenfield corruptionreference filed by NAB against disqualified premier Nawaz Sharif , MaryamNawaz, Hussain Nawaz, Hassan Nawaz and Capt (retired) Safdar today on July6.
Strict security arrangements, including paramilitary personnel, are inplace at the Federal Judicial Complex, where the court is located. Theroads leading to the complex have also been closed to traffic.
Moreover, the district administration has imposed Section 144 in thecapital to discourage mass gatherings.
After submitting Begum Kulsoom Nawaz’s medical report, Maryam’s counselAmjad Pervez argued that the law stipulates the presence of the accusedwhen the verdict is read out. After the prosecution opposed any delay atsuch a late stage of the trial, the judge reserved his verdict andadjourned the hearing for an hour.
The court reserved the judgment after the defence counsel concluded hisarguments in the case on Tuesday (July 3). The court directed all theaccused in the Avenfield corruption reference to ensure their presencebefore it on Friday.
The accountability court reserved the judgment in the Avenfield case after117 hearings in which Sharif appeared for 78 times, Maryam Nawaz 80 timesand Capt (retired) Safdar for 92 times. The hearing was completed in ninemonths and 20 days.
The National Accountability Bureau filed the Avenfield corruption referenceagainst the Sharif family on September 8, 2017. Later, it also filed asupplementary reference in the same case on the basis of new evidence onJanuary 22, 2018. The prosecution produced a total of 19 witnesses beforethe court in the Avenfield case.