ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday issued the written interim order on appeals of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Flagship Investment references.
The two-page order read that the former prime minister had prayed for suspension of his imprisonment sentence in Al-Azizia case. The accused was given seven-year rigorous sentence in reference verdict along with 1.5 billion dollars fine by the trial court.
Nawaz’s lawyer said the trial court had given inappropriate decision. His client was not responsible to provide the money trail.
The order said former prime minister had requested the court to hear his bail plea along with his main appeal.
The ex-premier also submitted some additional documents in the court regarding his case.
It further said, “The sheer receipt of the remittances does not make the present petitioner [Nawaz] an accused person.”
Nawaz’s appeal for sentence suspension will be heard along with the criminal appeal, the interim order added, which was signed by Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar.
The order read that the legal counsel of Nawaz contended the judgement given by the accountability court was not appropriate while the evidence provided by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) was not made a part of the record.
