Three more arrested in money laundering case

Anwer Majeed's son says he was tortured by NAB

KARACHI: In a major development in money laundering and fake accounts case, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officials present the three primary accused including Omni Group owner Anwer Majeed's son before the accountability court on Saturday. The court handed over the three accused to the custody of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for four-day transit remand.

The accused presented included Zulqarnain Majeed, Anwar Majeed's close relative Khuwaja Sulaiman Younis and Omni Group's project Director Malik Abdul Waheed.

The investigation officer (IO) said that the accused have to be presented before NAB court in Islamabad so they require transit remand.

NAB's prosecutor argued that the accused were arrested last night. The court inquired that where are the arrest warrants and other documents. Court also inquired from the accused that if they were beaten. Accused Zulqarnain said that he was beaten up and showed his elbow.

The court expressed remarked that how could you beat up any accused during transit remand. The IO expressed his ignorance about any violence. The court ordered the medical examination of Zulqarnain while his mother told that "I am the witness that my son and my servants were beaten up." Accused Salman Younis said that "I was forced to sign the some documents."

The court asked the NAB officials "how could you arrest people without arrest warrants."

Published in The Express Tribune, June 16^th, 2019.