He also reiterated that all the cases should be conducted on merit on the basis of solid evidence without any bias and keeping aside the social status of accused as per law. He said that the NAB officers are dealing with high profile white collar cases and each accused should be dealt with self-respect and should be given full opportunity of hearing regarding allegations leveled against him/her, says a press release issued here on Tuesday.
The chairman said that the officers will display highest level of integrity and commitment with regards to their cases and should ensure timely completion of cases so in order to bring them to justice as per law. The Chairman NAB appreciated the performance of NAB Rawalpindi under the supervision of DG Irfan Naeem Mangi and expressed extreme satisfaction on the progress of cases in NAB Rawalpindi.
The Chairman NAB also urged NAB officers to always work according to law. He directed Prosecution Wing of NAB Rawalpindi to well prepare all cases keeping in view of all legal aspects, solid evidence, statements of the accused etc of a case so that the integrity of the evidence can be upheld in court as per law. The chairman desired that NAB references should serve as case studies and eventually be used as precedents in the judicial system of Pakistan. As per briefing, NAB Rawalpindi/Islamabad recovered Rs 13.814 billion so far from corrupt persons.
NAB Rawalpindi has filed 06 References in the accountability courts Islamabad against Ex-President Asif Ali Zardari, Faryal Talpur, Abdul Ghani Majeed, Younus Kadwai, Hussain Lawai and others which are under trial as per law. The Supreme Court referred fake bank account scam cases to the NAB for further investigation in Jan 2019; so far the NAB Rawalpindi has arrested 39 accused persons. 41 accused persons have been placed on the ECL. 21 x inquiries and 12 x investigations are under process as per law.-PR