Fawad Chaudhry’s physical remand in NAB custody extended for four days in graft case

• NAB tells court docket it has to get better banking data about Fawad.
• Accountability court docket permits his household to satisfy former minister.  
• Anti-graft watchdog says it has doubts Fawad obtained bribes.  

An accountability court docket in Islamabad Friday granted the Nationwide Accountability Bureau (NAB) one other four-day extension within the bodily remand of former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry in a corruption case associated to improvement initiatives in Jhelum.

Islamabad Accountability Courtroom-1 Decide Muhammad Bashir prolonged Fawad’s bodily remand on NAB’s request because the anti-graft watchdog’s prosecutor apprised the court docket that they needed to get better banking data associated to the suspect.

After analyzing seven financial institution accounts, the NAB discovered a number of the transactions “suspicious”, the prosecutor stated, including that they’ve doubts concerning the former federal minister “receiving bribes”.

After listening to arguments from each side, the accountability court docket served the decision which was later introduced on the identical day.

In its verdict, the court docket granted NAB a four-day extension in Fawad’s bodily remand and directed the officers to supply the suspect earlier than the court docket on January 9.

Along with this, the court docket additionally permitted Fawad’s plea in search of permission to satisfy together with his household through the detention.

It’s pertinent to say right here that NAB had taken Fawad into custody on December 16 within the corruption case. NAB Chairman Lt-Gen (retd) Nazir Ahmed Butt had signed an arrest warrant for Chaudhry after which he was taken into custody from Adiala jail — the place he was incarcerated within the fraud case.

On December 20, the anti-graft watchdog received a 10-day bodily remand of the previous federal minister. After completion of the remand, Fawad was offered earlier than the court docket on December 30.

In the course of the course of the proceedings, NAB Prosecutor Irfan Bhola advised the court docket that the previous PTI chief was below interrogation and was divulging particulars associated to alleged irregularities. Later, the court docket prolonged his bodily remand for one more six days.