Non bailable arrest warrants to be issued for refusal to appear before Panama case JIT, warns SC
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ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday heard the petition filed by Hussain Nawaz against the two members of the Joint Investigation Team probing the Panama Papers case.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has observed that no JIT member is being replaced. “Without any credible evidence no member of the team will be replaced,” remarked Justice Ejaz Afzal.
Earlier, the court came down hard on officials snubbing summons by the JIT.
The judges warned all those who refuse to appear before the JIT that the court will issue bailable and non-bailable arrest warrants to ensure the presence of all who are called by the investigators.
On Sunday, the JIT interrogated Hussain Nawaz at the Federal Judicial Academy (FJA) for over two hours.
The JIT, during the course of hearing, observed that the probing team was legal until the apex court gives verdict on the objections raised by Hussain Nawaz on the two JIT members.