Money Laundering: Ayan’s lawyer allowed to amend plea
The lawyer said customs officials had unlawfully detained her for four months
LAHORE:
Lahore High Court on Monday allowed model Ayan Ali’s counsel, seeking her acquittal in a money-laundering case, to amend the petition. The lawyer submitted that Customs Department officials had lodged an FIR against her for trying to smuggle $500,000 abroad. He said customs officials had unlawfully detained her for four months. He said they had been unable to prove her guilty.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 15th, 2015.
Lahore High Court on Monday allowed model Ayan Ali’s counsel, seeking her acquittal in a money-laundering case, to amend the petition. The lawyer submitted that Customs Department officials had lodged an FIR against her for trying to smuggle $500,000 abroad. He said customs officials had unlawfully detained her for four months. He said they had been unable to prove her guilty.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 15th, 2015.