Elahi granted bail in money laundering case

Court accepts Elahi’s bail plea against surety bonds worth Rs10,000

LAHORE:

A Lahore special court on Saturday granted PTI Central President Pervaiz Elahi post-arrest bail in a money laundering case.

On June 21, Elahi was taken into custody by the Federal Investigation Agency from the district jail in the case. The FIA had requested physical custody but a district court denied it and sent the former Punjab chief minister to jail on judicial remand. The FIA has accused him of money laundering via five companies and frontmen.

As the proceedings began, Elahi’s counsel Amjad Pervez appeared in court while his client was in jail.

After hearing the details of the case, Judge Bakht Fakhar Bahzad issued an order for the PTI central president’s release from the District Camp Jail. The order stated that Elahi was to be released “if not wanted in any other case and after confirmation of surety bonds”.

The court accepted Elahi’s bail plea against surety bonds worth Rs10,000.
According to sources, there is a high probability that Elahi would be released after his release as a heavy contingent of police arrived outside the District Camp Jail.

The sources said an armored police vehicle had also reached outside the jail. “Heavy police security has been deployed outside the jail.”