Panama leaks decision: Supreme Court dismisses Qatari letter
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ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan has turned down the Qatari letter presented in front of the court in its Panama decision.
Justice Asif Saeed Khosa began announcing the final verdict in the case against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family at Courtroom 1 at the apex court. Justice Ejaz Afzal authored the 540-page verdict, according to TV reports.
The final verdict is split 3-2 among the bench, DawnNews reported, with two dissenting notes in the judgement by Justice Khosa and Justice Gulzar. The two judges ruled against PM Nawaz Sharif, whereas the other three were in favour of forming a JIT.
Justice Khosa asserted that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had been unsuccessful in playing their role effectively.
The JIT is to include officials NAB, FIA, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, Inter-Services Intelligence and Military Intelligence, the bench said, and will be led by a director-general level FIA officer.
The names of members of the JIT must be announced within seven days, and a probe report must be released within 60 days. The JIT must report its progress to the court on a weekly basis.
A special bench will examine the case under Section 184/3 of the Constitution.
A letter from a Qatari royal submitted to court as evidence by Sharif's lawyers was dismissed by the bench, which said that the transfer of money to Qatar must be examined by the court.
