NAB files review petition against eunuchs' bail decision.

ISLAMABAD (12-Aug-2020) The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has filed a review petition against the bail decision of PML-N leaders Khawaja Saad Rafique and Khawaja Salman Rafique in the Paragon Housing Scandal. Has done. The petition filed in the apex court said that the Supreme Court should withdraw its detailed judgment dated July 20 and review the judgment and delete paragraphs 18 to 48, 56 and 70. The petition stated that on any appeal or petition The final verdict could be issued by a three-member bench while a two-member bench of the Supreme Court granted bail to Saad Rafique and Salman Rafique.

According to the petition, the court violated the rules laid down by the larger bench, the apex court had ruled that the bail decision should be written briefly, however, the two-member bench wrote an 87-page decision which is against the court's decision. The petition also said that the observations of the Supreme Court would affect the cases in the trial court. The observations should be deleted in the court decision. In its petition, the accountability body took the position that NAB gave the Khwaja brothers a chance for a transparent trial According to the petition, it will be difficult for the trial court to decide in the light of a few observations.

According to the petition, the stern remarks against the pardoned witness Qaiser Amin Butt are a negation of the decision of the Supreme Court itself. The statement of the pardoned witness will also be proved in the court. The petition, which takes precedence over the prevailing general law in the country, said that the trial court adjourned the hearing due to noise made by the accused, the prosecution stood its ground and the inquiry was completed in a calm manner.

It may be recalled that the Supreme Court in a brief judgment on March 17 this year, after submitting bail bonds of Rs 30 lakh to former Railway Minister and PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafique and his brother Khawaja Salman Rafique. Bail was granted in the case. Later, on July 20, the Supreme Court in a detailed judgment declared the conduct of the National Accountability Bureau in the Paragon City corruption case a clear violation of law, justice, fairness and reasonableness. 87 pages of the Paragon City (Private) Limited case In a detailed judgment, Justice Maqbool Baqir wrote that the present case is the worst example of violation of fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution, illegal deprivation of liberty and complete disregard for human dignity.

In a detailed judgment of the Supreme Court, Justice Maqbool Baqir lamented that it was often alleged that the NAB was being used for political engineering and that its discrimination was affecting its reputation. "People's confidence in its authenticity and impartiality has been shaken," he said in the ruling. Arrests are made for the stated months and years while under the law the investigation should be expedited and the trial should be completed in 3 days.

Justice Maqbool Baqir had said that although fighting looting and corruption is a noble cause, the method, action and mechanism to be adopted for it should be within the ambit of law. The decision clarified that arrest of a person is a major That is the case but the misuse of force for arrest has serious consequences so it needs to be done very carefully and sensitively.