Islamabad (May 18, 2018): Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law retired captain Mohammad Safdar will record their statements in the Avenfield reference at the accountability court today.
The three accused were provided with a list of questions regarding the case by the court on May 16. The remaining two accused, Sharif’s sons Hussain and Hassan Nawaz, were declared absconders.
The court decided to initiate the process under Section 342 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) in which the accused is given an opportunity to defend himself/herself before issuance of the final verdict after testimonies and cross-examinations of all prosecution witnesses were completed.
On May 16, the accountability court (AC) shared a questionnaire with defence counsels and summoned former Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz on May 18, to record their statements in the Avenfield London property reference.
The questionnaire, which was prepared by a Court Judge Muhammad Bashir, contains about 127 questions related to the Avenfield property.
Junior defence counsel Saad Hashmi and Naseem Saqlain received the questionnaire on behalf of their clients Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz, respectively.
It may be mentioned here that NAB has already submitted a statement to the court regarding completion of prosecution evidences in the Avenfield property reference.
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