LAHORE:The LHC has extended remand of the Jang Geo editor-in-chief Mir Shakeelur Rehman.
The court extended the remand after rejecting the bail plea filed on behalf of the Jang Geo editor-in-chief
During today’s hearing, the prosecutor for the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Faisal Raza Bukhari, told the court that the bureau’s chairman had been informed of all facts regarding the case via video link. He added that the NAB chairman was being given all updates regarding the case and the investigation was being conducted on his instructions.
Meanwhile, counsel for the petitioner Aitezaz Ahsan argued before the court that his client should be granted bail as he was ailing and old. He added that MSR “was not running off anywhere” and that the court can ask for a surety bond for its satisfaction.
The lawyer also urged the court to ask for the video recording of the investigation proceedings against MSR.
The NAB had on March 12 arrested MSR in connection with property allegedly bought illegally from a government entity more than three decades ago.
According to a Jang Group spokesperson, the property was in fact bought from a private party 34 years ago and all evidence of this was given to NAB and legal requirements fulfilled, such as duty and taxes.
MSR’s arrest has been slammed both locally and internationally as the latest attempt by a heavy-handed regime to suppress dissent.
