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Nawaz moves SC against High Court's decision rejecting bail

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IANS Islamabad

Pakistan former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday petitioned the Supreme Court against a decision by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) rejecting him bail in a corruption case.

Sharif was on December 24 sentenced to seven years in prison by an anti-corruption court in Al-Azizia Steel Mills case for owning a steel factory abroad without disclosing its ownership.

On February 25, the IHC dismissed the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader's plea seeking bail and suspension of his sentence on medical grounds.

A petition filed by Sharif's counsel Khawaja Haris on Friday sought that the IHC decision be declared null and void.

 

The anti-corruption court judge had last year imposed hefty fines on Sharif after ruling that Al-Azizia Steel Mills -- a Saudi Arabian firm carrying the name of his son -- belonged to the three-time Premier and that he was unable to demonstrate how the project was funded.

--IANS

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First Published: Mar 01 2019 | 2:16 PM IST

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