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Lawyers To Decide Future Course of Action: Maryam Nawaz

London (July 07, 2018): The PML-N leader and daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz said that if the Avenfiled Case would have been brought to British courts it would have exposed the unfair tactics played with them.

Talking to media outside Harley Hospital London, Maryam said that the next step will be decided by their counsels.

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She said that due process will be adopted against the accountability court’s verdict, which has imposed a 11-year punishment against her father, while sentenced her to eight years in prison in the Avenfield properties reference.

Maryam said that Nawaz Sharif and she will return to the country before the deadline set of 10 days for appeal against the decision.

Maryam said that consultation is underway against the decision and the lawyers are looking at the matter through legal angles.

While responding to a question on approaching the British government, Maryam Nawaz said that the institutions in the UK have already told the Pakistani institutions that no illegality was carried out.

On Friday, Accountability Court-I Judge Mohammad Bashir announced the verdict in the Avenfield properties reference. Apart from the prison sentence, Nawaz Sharif was given a £8 million fine (Rs1.3 billion), while Maryam was fined £2 million (Rs335 million).Nawaz, Family To Challenge Verdict in IHC on MondayThe verdict
Nawaz has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment under NAB ordinance Section 9(a)(v), which relates to owning assets disproportionate to known sources of income.

The Section 9(a)(v) of the NAB ordinance states: “A holder of a public office, or any other person, is said to commit or to have committed the offence of corruption and corrupt practices…. if he or any of his dependents or benamidar owns, possesses, or has [acquired] right or title in any [“assets or holds irrevocable power of attorney in respect of any assets] or pecuniary resources disproportionate to his known sources of income, which he cannot [reasonably] account for [or maintains a standard of living beyond that which is commensurate with his sources of income.]”

On the other hand, Maryam has been sentenced to seven-year to prison for abatement.According to the 173-page long verdict, “Accused Maryam Nawaz aided, assisted, abetted, attempted and acted in conspiracy with her father accused Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif who was holder of Public Office.”

Moreover, Maryam and Nawaz were given an additional year-long imprisonment for not cooperating during the investigation.

ources revealed that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif along with his daughter Maryam and son-in-law Captain (retired) Safdar Awan will challenge the accountability court’s verdict in the Avenfield reference in the Islamabad High Court (IHC).An accountability court had pronounced the verdict in the corruption reference against the Sharif family on Friday, sentencing Nawaz to 11 years in prison along with a £8 million fine. The former premier’s daughter Maryam was sentenced to eight years with a £2 million fine (Rs335 million), while Captain (retd) Safdar received a one-year prison sentence.According to the sources, the Sharif family will challenge the July 6 verdict in the IHC on Monday, July 9.

Khawaja Haris — the legal counsel of Nawaz — has prepared the appeals for his client along with Maryam and Captain (retd) Safdar against the July 6 verdict, sources said. The former premier, his daughter, and son-in-law have signed the power of attorney (wakalatnama).

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