ISLAMABAD: The investigation officer in the Avenfield properties reference against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family said today that the NAB investigation proves Nawaz was the owner of the London flats while he was holding public office.
The statement was made as National Accountability Bureau (NAB)’s investigation officer Imran Dogar, the last prosecution witness, resumed recording his statement in the case.
“The properties were purchased through offshore companies in someone else’s name [to hide ownership],” Dogar informed the court.
The officer asserted that the suspects failed to prove a source of income for purchasing the properties, adding that the London flats were in the use of Nawaz and his family since 1993.
He also informed the court that the trust deeds which Maryam Nawaz submitted to the JIT were proven fake. Maryam, Hasan and Hussain aided Nawaz in hiding the ownership of the properties, the officer added.
Dogar further told the court that the investigation showed that the suspects were guilty of being involved in corruption and corrupt practices – which is an arrestable crime under the NAB Ordinance 1999.
The JIT reached its conclusion in the light of the Robert Radley report, he added.
Nawaz and his family are facing three corruption cases in the Accountability Court-I after the NAB filed references against them in light of the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Panama Papers case.
In his statement today, Dogar also stated that Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan official Sidra Mansoor informed NAB about the Hudaibiya Paper Mills.
