According to the court written order Anwar Majeed would be shifted to PIMS hospital, while Abdul Ghani Majeed to Adiala Jail.
It has been said in the written order that JIT should investigate them in hospital and jail.
Earlier on November 17, the Supreme Court (SC) ordered for the transfer of Omni Group Chairman Anwar Majeed, his son Abdul Ghani Majeed and former Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) chairman Hussain Lawai to Islamabad.
Majeed, his son Abdul Ghani and Lawai are among the accused in a mega money laundering scam amounting to Rs54 billion.As a bench of the top court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar heard the case that pertains to money laundering through fake bank accounts at the SC’s Lahore registry, senior officials of the concerned banks, Anwar Majeed’s son Nimr Majeed and others appeared before the bench.
During the hearing, the joint investigation team (JIT) probing the case asked the court to transfer the case out of Karachi. Majeed’s lawyer requested that the case not be moved out of the city.
But the top judge did not concede and said that the accused have influence in Karachi, which will affect the court proceedings: “They should be shifted to Islamabad so an independent investigation can be carried out.”
Justice Ijazul Ahsan commented on the defence counsel’s insistence and commented that his persistence indicates that there are certain motives for having the case heard in Karachi.
ordered officials to transfer the accused to Islamabad, asserting that while Anwar Majeed should be taken to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), his son and Lawai are to be imprisoned in Adiala jail.The chief justice added that Majeed should be taken to Islamabad via an air ambulance if his condition does not allow normal air travel.
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