KARACHI: The Sindh High Court will hear the bail petition filed by former provincial minister Sharjeel Memon in the assets case today.
SHC Justice Umar Siyal will conduct the hearing. During the last hearing, the judge rejected the National Accountability Bureau’s reply over amendments in the bureau law. SHC judge remarked that the counsel’S response over the amendments in NAB law was inacceptable.
Sharjeel Memon was arrested by the accountability bureau in 2017 and remained in jail for 20 months. The assets beyond means corruption reference accuse Memon and other suspects of financial irregularities.
The reference also stated the presence of records, which confirm charges of making assets beyond known sources of income by the suspects. The accused persons are facing over Rs2.27 billion corruption charges.
Another reference against Memon is also under proceeding over his alleged involvement in corruption worth Rs5.75 billion. Memon is accused of awarding government advertisements at exorbitant rates when he was Sindh’s information minister.
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