Lahore (Staff Report/Agencies): A special court on Wednesday acquitted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz in a Rs16 money laundering case.
The brief verdict, which was reserved earlier in the day, was announced by Judge Ijaz Hassan Awan.
At the outset of the hearing today, PM Shehbaz lawyer advocate Amjad Pervez requested the court to grant the premier another exemption from hearing due to his unavoidable official engagements. He informed the court that none of the witnesses recorded a testimony against the PM or his son.
On Tuesday, the FIA informed the court that no direct transaction had been made in the bank accounts of PM Shehbaz and his son from benami accounts.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had booked Shehbaz and his two sons, Hamza and Suleman, in November 2020 under Sections 419, 420, 468, 471, 34 and 109 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, read with Section 3/4 of Anti-Money Laundering Act.
Suleman had been declared a proclaimed offender by the court for his constant absence in the trial proceedings.
