ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday presented documents pertaining to his son Hassan Nawaz’s properties in London that he had obtained from the London Land Registry Department.
The documents regarding Hassan’s three companies were shown in court by Nawaz’s lawyer Khawaja Haris as Accountability Judge Arshad Malik resumed hearing of the Al-Azizia corruption reference against the former premier.
“We have retrieved documents of three companies, we’ll bring other documents soon,” Haris submitted in court.
“Documents show that sale and purchase of properties is the only business Hassan Nawaz does in London,” claimed Haris, as he asked the court to return the documents after inspection for attestation.
“We’ll submit the documents in the court once they are all authorised,” he said.
Consequently, the court returned the documents to the defendants after a thorough examination.
The hearing was then adjourned till Monday.
In Thursday’s hearing, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor Sardar Muzaffar Abbasi claimed that the report submitted by the joint investigation team cannot be labelled as an investigation report.
Coming down hard on Nawaz, Abbasi said, “In his addresses, Nawaz Sharif declared that he has uncountable proofs, then where are those solid proofs? If he will not present them before the court then where will he present them?”
“Despite several provided opportunities, Hussain Nawaz never appeared before accountability court, he is the one who has his father’s property in his name, a trial is underway against him under Section 5 of the Criminal Procedure Code.”
“NAB has proved their case, it was the basic responsibility of the offenders in the case to present sources of their assets,” Muzaffar had added.
Nonetheless, Judge Malik had remarked, “The four elements that Khawaja Haris mentioned are related to civil cases. In civil cases, the true owner keeps original records with himself in order to prove his ownership.”
