Judge ordered Sadiq’s imprisonment in absentia and demanded the seizure of all of his moveable and immoveable property and bank accounts. PHOTO: FILE
The Rawalpindi Accountability Court on Tuesday sentenced former Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) chief Tauqir Sadiq to three years in prison for failing to appear before the court in a corruption case.
The Accountability Court No 1’s Special Judge Chaudhry Shahid Naseeb ordered Sadiq’s imprisonment in absentia and demanded the seizure of all of his moveable and immoveable property and bank accounts.
The court issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Sadiq.
He had already been declared as a proclaimed offender. The principal accused in a Rs82 billion corruption scam, Sadiq fled abroad after the Supreme Court declared his appointment as Ogra chief illegal on November 25, 2011, and ordered the National Accountability Bureau to initiate an inquiry against him.
The court has ordered authorities to ensure that Sadiq returns to Pakistan. He is currently residing in the United Arab Emirates.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 8th, 2013.
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