SC summons four officials for indictment in money laundering case

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The Supreme Court Thursday summoned four officers involved in $0.11 million money laundering for indictment.

The names of the accused include Director State Bank Samar Hussain, Joint Director Aftab Iqbal Siddiqui, Second Secretary Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Sadiq Ullah and Assistant Collector Customs Khuda-e-Noor.

The bench comprising Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan and Justice Sardar Tariq Masood heard the case.

During the course of proceedings, the counsel for Customs Collector told the court that the currency was issued after issuing of letter from the State Bank of Pakistan.

The counsel for Khuda-e-Noor told the court that then prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and then Chairman FBR directed to issue the currency.

Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan remarked that the court had not summoned the accused for punishment but it had summoned them for indictment.

He asked why accused were allowed to travel abroad as huge amount was captured. The hearing of the case was later adjourned for an indefinite period.