ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law Captain (retd) Safdar is recording his statement in the Avenfield reference against the Sharif family while Nawaz and daughter Maryam have sought day-long exemption from today’s hearing.
The Avenfield reference, pertaining to the Sharifs’ London properties, is among three filed against the family by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) last year on the Supreme Court’s directives.
Safdar categorically denied his involvement in the reference, with his legal counsel Amjad Pervaiz claiming that many of the business dealings occurred before his marriage to Nawaz’s daughter Maryam Nawaz.
“The letter by Mossack Fonseca does not concern me, it is not a primary document,” he said, adding “this letter cannot be verified as per the law for indictment.
“Accepting the letter as evidence would be contrary to holding a free trial,” he remarked.
When asked about the Capital FZE certificate, Safdar said that the certificate does not concern him. “The indictment doesn’t concern me either.”
