NAB challenges Al-Azizia, Flagship verdicts in IHC

ISLAMABAD: Challenging the accountability court verdict in the Al-Azizia and Flagship Investment references against deposed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday moved two appeals in the Islamabad High Court (IHC), ARY News reported.

On Dec 24, the accountability court sentenced the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo to seven years in prison and imposed a fine of $25 million and Rs1.5 billion as penalties in the Al-Azizia reference but acquitted him in the Flagship Investment reference for lack of evidence.

In an appeal to the IHC, the anti-graft watchdog  pleaded to enhance the sentence awarded to Sharif in the Al-Azizia case and overturn his acquittal in the Flagship reference.

NAB, in it’s petition, contended that the accountability court verdict in the Flagship reference was against facts and the law apart from appealing to the court to set aside the impugned judgement.

“The accountability court passed the impugned judgment in slipshod and a cursory manner without adverting to evidence available on record,” reads the petition. “There is absolute misreading and non-reading of the evidence tendered by the prosecution so much so that the prosecution witnesses stood the test of being sagacious and tendered un-implacable deposition despite lengthy cross examination.”

In another appeal challenging the Al-Azizia case verdict, NAB stated that the prosecution had presented ample evidence beyond any shadow of doubt to prove its case. “No mitigating circumstances were available in the case justifying the sentence of 7 years instead of a maximum of 15 years.”

Therefore, it requested the court to review the Dec 24 judgment and enhance the sentence awarded to the convict to a maximum punishment under section 9(a)(v) as per section 10 and the schedule of NAO, 1999.

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