LAHORE: An accountability court in Lahore on Monday issued a written order on interim bail of Suleman Shehbaz, elder son of the prime minister, in a Rs16 billion money laundering case.
Shehbaz, who returned to Pakistan earlier this month, was granted bail after he filed a petition for pre-arrest bail in the reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in 2020.
The court said in the written order that Shehbaz should join the investigation and make sure of his presence in every hearing in the court.
The court also ordered him to submit surety bonds worth Rs500,000 for its satisfaction and issued notices to NAB till January 7. The petitioner told the court he is innocent and booked in the case contrary to the facts, the order read.
It further stated that according to Shehbaz, if he is arrested, this will cause unprecedented damage to him.
Earlier, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) stopped the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from arresting Shehbaz upon his arrival from London.
It is worth mentioning that the NAB had written a letter to the British government to hand over Shehbaz, who was wanted by the accountability watchdog under money laundering charges and the illegal funds’ scandal.
An accountability court in 2019 also issued non-bailable warrants for his arrest in the money laundering case.
