Money laundering case: Ayyan retrieves passport after surety bonds accepted by court

Supermodel says she trusts country's judicial system, will soon be acquitted in currency-smuggling case

A customs court in Rawalpindi returned on Monday the passport of money-laundering suspect Ayyan Ali after she submitted two surety bonds worth Rs1 million each, and a document of personal guarantee in the court, Express News reported.

The supermodel appeared before the customs court judge Justice Rana Aftab Ahmed Khan, and presented the required documents, which were accepted by the court.

Talking to media outside the court, Ayyan said she trusts the country’s judicial system, and was hoping for acquittal in the money-laundering case.



Earlier on Monday, the model appeared in the court in hopes to retrieve her passports but the judge rejected the personal surety [of Ayyan] and two surety bonds worth Rs1 million each for lacking documentation and details. The judge had directed the accused to resubmit the documents in light of court directions and legal guidelines.

Sources say the model will now request the interior ministry and the Lahore High Court to get her name off the exit control list such that she could fulfil her modelling commitments abroad.

Ayyan was arrested by customs officials from Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad on March 14 after $506,800 were recovered from her luggage. She was released from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi after almost four months in detention.