Physical remand of Hamza Shahbaz extended

Investigation officer submits report saying Hamza acquired assets beyond his known sources of income

LAHORE: An accountability court on Wednesday extended physical remand of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hamza Shahbaz in the Ramzan Sugar Mills and assets beyond means cases.

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) produced the PML-N leader before  the Accountability Court Judge Naeem Arshad on expiry of the remand term.

The investigation officer submitted a report, saying that Hamza acquired assets beyond his known sources of income and suspicious transactions were also detected in his accounts. He pleaded with the court to extend the physical remand for completing the investigations.

However, Hamza's counsel opposed the physical remand plea and argued that his client had declared all assets. He added that all records had been given to the bureau; therefore, physical remand was not required. He requested the court to send his client to jail on judicial remand.

Subsequently, the court extended physical remand of Hamza for 14 days in assets beyond means case and nine days in Ramzan Sugar Mills case.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 27^th, 2019.