Belarus Tractors accused sent on judicial remand :: Charter'97 :: News

An accountability court judge on Wednesday sent four accused, including former Supreme Court registrar MA Farooqi, to judicial remand. Other accused include Nadeem Anwar, Zubair Ahmed and Mohammad Javed, former directors of the International Islamic Investment Bank.

The investigation officer plead that that some important documents and money had yet to be seized from the accused. The court did not concede to his arguments and sent the accused to Aadiala jail on judicial remand and asked the investigation officer to reproduce the accused in the court on September 14. Dr Baber Awan, defence counsel of Farooqi, submitted an application in the court under the prison rule 248 seeking A class in the jail for his client.

The court accepted the plea and gave interim relief to the accused and issued notice to the prosecution. Authorities had unearthed a financial scam of Rs 634 million implicating 20 high-profile officials. Some 22 high-profile figures were found involved in embezzling a bank guarantee, which was given by the Fecto Belarus Tractors to the Supreme Court.