IHC returns Nawaz’s appeal against Al-Azizia reference verdict

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday returned the petition, filed by convicted former premier Nawaz Sharif, challenging the verdict of an accountability court in Al-Azizia corruption reference.  

According to details, the IHC registrar showed reservations and returned the appeal while declaring it as incomplete. The registrar office further directed that the plea be filed again after addressing the aforementioned reservations.

A day earlier, incarcerated former prime minister challenged his conviction in Al-Azizia reference in the IHC.

Mr Sharif’s lawyer, Khawaja Haris, filed an appeal in the high court, requesting it to set aside his client’s conviction in the graft case filed against him and members of his family by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in pursuance of the Supreme Court’s July 28 verdict.

He also moved a separate petition seeking release of the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) supremo on bail until the court decides the aforesaid appeal.

Mr Haris argued in the appeal that every Pakistani had right to fair trial. The accountability court didn’t take into account his contention while deciding the case, he claimed. He said his client expected to get justice from the high court.

On Dec 24, an accountability court handed seven years’ imprisonment to the three-time prime minister and asked him to pay $25 million and Rs1.5 billion as penalties in the Al-Azizia reference.

 

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