ISLAMABAD: Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman Zafar Hijazi has reiterated in Special Judge Central Tahir Mehmood’s court on Friday that SECP staffers had not been coerced to tamper records of Chaudhry Sugar Mills.
A Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) inquiry team recommended lodging a First Information Report (FIR) against Hijazi after it found him guilty of tampering the records of companies owned by the Sharif family.
Earlier, the team had submitted a 28-page inquiry report to the Supreme Court (SC) on July 9, endorsing the stance of the joint investigation team (JIT) investigating the offshore assets of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family.
Hijazi’s lawyer argued that both SECP officers mentioned in the case acted on their own, citing officer Maheen Fatima’s statement to the court that does not make any mention of duress.
“Abid Hussain is a director and does not need any directives,” Hijazi’s lawyer said. “No such evidence has been brought forward that proves Hijazi was involved in the record tampering.”