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Nawaz to face indictment on Oct 9; court issues arrest warrants for sons, son-in-law
Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday left the accountability court without being indicted in three graft cases prepared by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against him and his family.
The former PM had arrived around 8:30am at the court amid tight Rangers deployment. A helicopter hovered over the Islamabad court and supporters chanted slogans from behind security barriers as Nawaz arrived in a convoy of BMW SUVs, escorted by elite police guards, AFP reported.
During the hearing, the PML-N lawyer argued that all of the accused in the case have to appear in court before an indictment can take place. Nawaz, his children — Hussain, Hassan, and Maryam — and Captain Safdar are expected to appear in court on October 9 and be indicted in the corruption cases.
Non-bailable arrest warrants have been issued for Nawaz Sharif's sons and son-in-law, while a bailable warrant was issued for Maryam Nawaz.
While speaking to the media, PML-N lawyer Khawaja Haris said, "Nawaz Sharif's children have no problem with appearing in court; they have been unable to do so as their mother is ill and they are all in London." Previously, NAB had sent bailable arrest warrants issued by an accountability court in Islamabad on Sept 26 for Sharif's children and son-in-law to their residences in Lahore and London.
Earlier in the day, it was said that unlike the last hearing — during which Finance Minister Ishaq Dar was indicted — reporters will be permitted to witness the proceedings.
However, no one — including senior PML-N leadership — was allowed to set foot in the court before the former prime minister entered it.
After waiting outside for nearly 30 minutes, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal lashed out on security forces for keeping PML-N leaders, lawyers and supporters of Nawaz Sharif from entering the court.
Iqbal, speaking to the media, said that security forces had barred PML-N leaders, lawyers and supporters of Nawaz Sharif enter the court — in spite of an earlier decision to let selected PML-N members and media personnel go in.
To diffuse tension created by Iqbal’s scathing remarks, the Rangers’ chief met PML-N leadership present and asked them to enter the court.
However, Iqbal refused to enter the court and said that he would get to the bottom of the matter and find out who had issued the order to security forces to bar media personnel and PML-N leadership from entering the court.
He said the Islamabad chief commissioner had earlier decided on the names of media personnel and PML-N leaders and supporters who would be allowed to enter the court on Monday, adding that the commissioner informed him this morning that "Rangers have suddenly appeared and taken over this place".
Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1361224/n...rt-issues-arrest-warrants-for-sons-son-in-law
Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday left the accountability court without being indicted in three graft cases prepared by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against him and his family.
The former PM had arrived around 8:30am at the court amid tight Rangers deployment. A helicopter hovered over the Islamabad court and supporters chanted slogans from behind security barriers as Nawaz arrived in a convoy of BMW SUVs, escorted by elite police guards, AFP reported.
During the hearing, the PML-N lawyer argued that all of the accused in the case have to appear in court before an indictment can take place. Nawaz, his children — Hussain, Hassan, and Maryam — and Captain Safdar are expected to appear in court on October 9 and be indicted in the corruption cases.
Non-bailable arrest warrants have been issued for Nawaz Sharif's sons and son-in-law, while a bailable warrant was issued for Maryam Nawaz.
While speaking to the media, PML-N lawyer Khawaja Haris said, "Nawaz Sharif's children have no problem with appearing in court; they have been unable to do so as their mother is ill and they are all in London." Previously, NAB had sent bailable arrest warrants issued by an accountability court in Islamabad on Sept 26 for Sharif's children and son-in-law to their residences in Lahore and London.
Earlier in the day, it was said that unlike the last hearing — during which Finance Minister Ishaq Dar was indicted — reporters will be permitted to witness the proceedings.
However, no one — including senior PML-N leadership — was allowed to set foot in the court before the former prime minister entered it.
After waiting outside for nearly 30 minutes, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal lashed out on security forces for keeping PML-N leaders, lawyers and supporters of Nawaz Sharif from entering the court.
Iqbal, speaking to the media, said that security forces had barred PML-N leaders, lawyers and supporters of Nawaz Sharif enter the court — in spite of an earlier decision to let selected PML-N members and media personnel go in.
To diffuse tension created by Iqbal’s scathing remarks, the Rangers’ chief met PML-N leadership present and asked them to enter the court.
However, Iqbal refused to enter the court and said that he would get to the bottom of the matter and find out who had issued the order to security forces to bar media personnel and PML-N leadership from entering the court.
He said the Islamabad chief commissioner had earlier decided on the names of media personnel and PML-N leaders and supporters who would be allowed to enter the court on Monday, adding that the commissioner informed him this morning that "Rangers have suddenly appeared and taken over this place".
Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1361224/n...rt-issues-arrest-warrants-for-sons-son-in-law