Court yet to indict co-accused in reference against Dar
ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT ONLINE):The accountability court hearing the case regarding
assets beyond known sources of income against Senator Ishaq Dar has yet to
indict the co-accused, and the case has been adjourned till April 2.
AC Judge Muhammad Bashir took of the supplementary reference for hearing filed by
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for hearing. During hearing, three
co-accused including president National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Saeed Ahmed,
Naeem Mehmood and Mansoor Raza appeared before the court.
The junior counsel for the accused requested the
court to fix another date for indictment of the accused as senior counsel
Hashmat Habib was unable to attend the proceeding. He stated that the copy of
Islamabad High Court (IHC) regarding the reference was also due today.
However, the NAB prosecutor opposed the request and
stated that the three accused could be indicted in absence of their main
counsel.
After hearing the arguments, the court directed the
accused to submit surety bonds worth one million each to ensure their
attendance on next date of hearing. The court adjourned the case till April 2.
The recently-filed supplementary reference is based
on seven volumes and includes the account details of the accused persons, with
transactions amounting to $4.06 million.The three accused in the supplementary
reference are identified as directors of Dar’s companies.