Nawaz Sharif was 'victimised' in plot allotment case: court

LAHORE: An accountability court in Lahore Thursday issued the detailed verdict, acquitting PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif in a reference pertaining to the alleged illegal allotment of plots in 1986, ARY News reported.

The accountability court on June 24 acquitted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in the plots allotment reference case. Accountability Judge Rao Abdul Jabbar announced the verdict after hearing arguments from the PML-N supremo’s legal team.

In the detailed verdict today, the accountability court observed that PML-N supremo had “become the victim of political victimisation” in the case.

The detailed verdict issued by Judge Jabbar said that the proper procedure for declaring an Nawaz a proclaimed offender had not been followed.

“The court’s decision to declare Nawaz a proclaimed offender in the case was not in line with the parameters settled and followed by the apex court,” reads the verdict.

The AC judge also directed NAB and revenue authorities to release the properties of Nawaz and the applicants in the case.

The reference

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had alleged that the former premier illegally allotted 54 plots each measuring one-kanal situated in Block-H, Johar Town when he was chief minister of Punjab.

It alleged the accused caused a loss of Rs143m to the national exchequer through the allotment of the land.