KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Customs Tariff-III Secretary Syed Ali Zaman Gardezi has asked the Collector of Customs (Inquiry Officer) Dr Wasif Ali Memon to submit his written reply against the impugned charge-sheet C 9 (2) /2014-M.I in connection with the illegal import of 119 vehicles under the amnesty scheme.
As per details, the FBR has requested for attested photocopies of documents, including notifications, SROs, instructions or guidelines issued by the board for the regularisation of smuggled vehicles and photocopies of 119 files.
In the letter, the authorities asked for documentary evidence for 119 vehicles claimed to be present in the holding areas of Dubai, Sharjah, Afghanistan and auction houses in Japan during the currency of the scheme, as mentioned in the charge sheet, duly verified by the relevant authorities, office order issued by the then collector dated March 22,2013, SOP issued by MCC Peshawar along with the board’s letter through which it was circulated, intelligence alerts issued by the Directorate General (I&I) dated March 29,2013 and April 1,2013 along with the dates of their receipt in the collectorate and the correspondence by the chief collector (South) on the issue with the board, instruction issued by the board regarding non-presentation of vehicles as mentioned at para (xi) (a) of the charge sheet and the date of its receipt in the collectorate, SOP, office order indicating the undersigned’s responsibility for the acts and deeds of the sub-ordinate staff as mentioned in para (C) of the charge sheet, investigation report, if any, conducted on the issue by the FBR or any other agency and any other document deemed appropriate in connection with the subject.
The board also asked the officers for supplying the said documents sought for the verdict of the honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan, adding that on behalf of para (10) of the judgment reported as 1996 SCMR 201 is relied upon.
