Hearing of Ayyan Ali’s acquittal plea adjourned till Nov 3

The customs court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of Ayyan Ali’s acquittal plea till 3 November.

Customs court judge Rana Aftab Ahmed was hearing the case.

Ayyan Ali’s lawyer Lateef Khosa gave detailed arguments in the court stating that his client is innocent however it is the media that has depicted Ayyan as a criminal.

The plea submitted by the defence lawyer stated that no proof of currency smuggling has been found during the interrogation therefore Ayyan should be acquitted in the case.

It was also stated in the plea that the High Court has also not declared a case related to the incident as currency smuggling.

The point was also raised in the petition that Ayyan while carrying the amount had yet not attained the boarding pass and was going to leave after handing over the money to her brother.

Latif Khosa requested the court to return the confiscated mobile and money after releasing her client.

Ayyan Ali was detained at the Islamabad airport on 14 March as she waited in a VIP lounge before her Dubai flight. Pakistani law bars any passenger from carrying over $10,000 and investigators say they found $506,800 tucked in her luggage.