Sharjeel Memon’s name removed from ECL

Provincial Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon got a big relief as Sindh High Court granted a review petition and ordered the removal of his name from the exit control list (ECL).

A bench headed by Justice KK Agha and comprising Justice Zulfiqar Ali pronounced the verdict on a review petition related to the corruption reference in Sindh Information Department against People’s Party leader Sharjeel Memon. The court accepted the revision petition of Sharjeel Memon and ordered the removal of his name from the permanent ECL.

Petitioner’s counsel Raj Ali Wahid Advocate submitted that the court had ordered the inclusion of Sharjeel Memon’s name in the ECL while granting bail. He pleaded to the court to issue an order to remove Sharjeel’s name from the permanent ECL status as Sharjeel Memon had to take permission to leave the country repeatedly.

Raj added that NAB and federal government counsel also supported the removal of Sharjeel Memon’s name from the permanent ECL.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 5^th, 2022.