ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s son Hussain Nawaz has said that accountability is not new for us as our family had been held accountable in the past too.
Talking to the media outside Federal Judicial Academy after appearing before the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) for fourth time, he said London flats are not controversial. “Nothing has been proved ever against us. Mere allegation can do nothing,” he held.
He assured the JIT that he will appear before the team as many times as he is summoned.
He added that his father, the premier, has always obeyed and stressed upon the supremacy of the rule of law.
Hussain told journalists that he has answered all the questions put to him by the JIT, adding that his family’s assets are the same as they were during Pervez Musharraf’s rule.
“If there was any evidence against us, it would have surfaced during the Musharraf era,” adding that he spent 14 months in jail during Pervez Musharraf’s rule.
Hussain told journalists that those who thought his family would run from accountability are surely embarassed now.
Besides questioning Hussain Nawaz, the JIT chaired by FIA Additional Director Wajid Zia also spent the day compiling the progress report which has to be presented before the apex court on June 7.
The security around the Federal Judicial Academy — the office of the JIT — had been tightened since morning ahead of Hussain’s arrival; barbed wire along with road blocks were placed to restrict entry of unrelated individuals to the area.
The JIT is investigating the global financial dealings of PM’s family in light of the Supreme Court’s April 20 judgment.
Hussain had appeared before the JIT on June 1 and was probed for about six hours regarding his London properties.
After this third appearance, Hussain remarked, “If the matters proceed in a fair manner then its fine otherwise we would present the issue before the Supreme Court and public.”
Hussain Nawaz also said that no evidence will be found of any irregularity against him, his father (PM Nawaz) or any sibling in the investigation.
Previously, he appeared before the JIT on May 28 and May 30.
On Friday, premier’s younger son, Hassan Nawaz, appeared before the JIT and was probed for more than seven hours. He did not speak to the media after leaving the Federal Judicial Academy.
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