Accountability Court rejects request of Zardari for indictment thru videolink

Accountability Court rejects request of Zardari for indictment thru videolink.

On Wednesday, the court rejected a plea seeking indictment of former president Asif Ali Zardari through video link.

Furthermore, it directed him to appear in person on October 14, in reference pertaining to suspect transaction worth Rs 8 billions.

Accountability Court rejects request of Zardari for indictment thru videolink

Zardari’s lawyer Farook H. Naek requested the court to exempt the former president from personal appearance on medical grounds.

He had sought to frame charges against him through video link.

The lawyer adopted the stance that if the court insist for in person appearance of Asif Ali Zardari then he would arrive on next date.

At this, the judge said then the court summon him for tomorrow.

The lawyer said it was difficult as his client was ill.

The court, however, granted one day exemption from hearing to Asif Ali Zardari.

Moreover, the court instructed him to appear on next hearing, Otherwise, the accountability court would issue arrest warrants against him.

Meanwhile, the hearing of the case then adjourned till October 14.

Notably, the court had already declared Zardari’s aide Mushtaq Ahmed as proclaimed offender due to continuous disappearance.

The NAB had also seized Zardari’s house in Clifton Karachi in the same case.

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