ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif bought Avenfield properties with embezzled money which is why he transferred the ownership to his children, remarked National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Deputy Prosecutor General Sardar Muzaffar Abbasi while presenting his concluding arguments on the fourth day.
The Avenfield reference, pertaining to the Sharifs’ London properties, is among three filed against the family by NAB last year on the Supreme Court’s directives.
During the hearing on Friday, Abbasi said, “Nawaz claimed during one of his speeches that those who buy property through corrupt means do not put it in their name.”
The deputy prosecutor general said, “Nawaz’s statements were presented in the court as an evidence from the prosecution, which meant to prove that public office holders do not keep illegally earned assets in their name.”
He further stated that there were proofs of Nawaz being the actual owner of the London flats.
The NAB official said all the accused, of the Sharif family, admitted to owning the properties but their statements differed when it came to the source with which the flats were bought.
As the hearing of Avenfield reference commenced, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif reached the court, while his daughter Maryam Nawaz didn’t appear before the hearing as she was unwell. She submitted the application earlier for exemption, which was accepted by the court.
Earlier, the court had directed to decide in the case till June 9.
