Money laundering case: Mushtaq Cheeni granted bail by LHC
Justice Ali Baqir Najfi and Justice Sardar Ahmed Naeem presided over the hearing of his bail plea.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday approved a bail plea filed by Muhammad Mushtaq alias Cheeni, an alleged front man of arrested Leader of the Opposition in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz and his brother Salman Shahbaz, in a money laundering case.
A bench comprising of Justice Ali Baqir Najfi and Justice Sardar Ahmed Naeem presided over the hearing of his bail plea.
Reportedly, Cheeni told the court that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore had arrested him in an inquiry pertaining to a corruption case, and subsequently he has become an approver against Hamza and Salman.
Meanwhile, his defence counsel pleaded with the court to grant bail to his client following the fact that he has already told the investigation team about banking transactions [related to the case] in the recorded statement.
Cheeni, who has become an approver in the money laundering case against the PML-N leaders, recorded his confessional statement before a judicial magistrate in Lahore.
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On June 11, the NAB Lahore arrested the Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz in Ramzan Sugar Mills, money laundering and assets beyond means cases as the Lahore High Court (LHC) turned down his applications for extension in his interim bail.
On April 8, Chini, whose name had been put in the Exit Control List (ECL), was taken into custody by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) while attempting to flee to Dubai from Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore.
He had gone underground after National Assembly Opposition Leader Shahbaz Sharif was arrested and was being investigated by the NAB.
