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Nawaz’s legal team prepares petition challenging Al-Azizia verdict

ISLAMABAD: The petition, challenging the verdict of Al-Azizia corruption reference against former premier Nawaz Sharif, has been prepared by the legal team of the incarcerated leader. 

According to details, the petition, finalized by Nawaz’s lawyer Khawaja Haris and his team, will be sent to the the supreme leader of Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) for his signature.

The petition prays to declare the accountability court’s verdict null and void, arguing that the point of view of the defence side was not heard properly by the court.

It is pertinent to mention here, only three days are remaining to challenge the verdict of the accountability court.

On December 24, an accountability court announced the verdict in two National Accountability Bureau’s references namely Al-Azizia Steel Mill and Flagship Investment and punished Nawaz to seven years in prison and ordered him to pay $25million and Rs1.5 billion as fine. However, he was acquitted of all charges in the Flagship Investment case.

The court has also seized all property owned by Mian Nawaz Sharif as a part of sentence.

The PML-N leader is currently imprisoned in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail for being found guilty in Al-Azizia graft case.

 

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