ISLAMABAD, August 15 (TNS): Former President Asif Ali Zardari’s close aide Anwar Majeed and his four sons was arrested by Federal Investigation Agency on Wednesday in coonection to a casepertaining to money laundering through fake bank accounts.
Abdul Ghani Majeed, who is the Omni Group head owner is a very important witness in the money laundering case through fake bank accounts.
Earlier Omni’s Group counsel Shahid Hamid filed a petition in the court seeking bail for his clients. However, during the hearing the bench dismissed the petition.
During the hearing Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar remarked that, ” the Majeed family can be taken into custody, if FIA wishes to do so.”
Counsel of Omni group then told the apex court that the names of Majeed and Ghani had been placed on the Exit Control List (ECL) already.
Justice Saqib Nisar then questioned who placed their names on the ECL and DG FIA responded that court orders state that two accused in the case should be barred from going abroad during investigation.
Majeed’s counsel then contended that he be given time to present his arguments in the case.
To, this the chief justice remarked, “The top court will form a joint investigation team and if anyone wants to argue then they can appear before the JIT.”
Majeed’s plea to unfreeze his bank accounts was also rejected by the bench of the apex court.
Justice Nisar directed the Majeed Family to appear before the FIA, and at the same time observed that Majeed family should be included in the investigation of this case, like its primary accused characters Zardari and Faryal Talpur.
The hearing was then adjourned.
