Supermodel Ayyan Ali has reportedly told fellow prison inmates that she would make a film on prison life in Pakistan soon after she is freed from jail, while on the other hand Customs officials have told a special court hearing money laundering charges against the supermodel that Ayyan is not cooperating in the investigation resulting in an extension of 14 days in her judicial remand.
A special Customs court on Saturday presided over a hearing of the case during which Customs officials presented a report regarding investigation carried out in the case so far. The court extended Ayyan’s judicial remand to 14 days and adjourned the hearing till April 24.
Meanwhile, a news channel reported that Ayyan had promised fellow inmates in prison that once she is freed from the jail, she will shoot a film on prison life in Pakistan, highlighting the plight of prisoners. According to the channel, Ayyan had claimed that the film would be a bigger hit than her previous work.
Ayyan was arrested by Customs officials on March 14 from Benazir Bhutto International Airport Islamabad after $508,000 were recovered from her possession. She was arrested for violation of Section 2(s) of the Customs Act 1969 which is a ‘predicate offence’ under the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) 2010. The offence is non-bailable and non-cognisable, which is why the The Federal Board of Revenue’s Director General of Intelligence and Investigation is also seeking permission to investigate it.
The FBR fears that the case against Ayyan may break down because it has not been framed under the relevant sections of the law, which would empower the FBR’s DG I&I to pursue it.