Following in the footsteps of his brother and other coalition members, ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday filed a petition before the accountability court seeking his acquittal in the plot allotment case citing recently amended accountability laws. has been.
Nawaz Sharif’s lawyer filed an application under the new amendment law of National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
In his petition, the ousted prime minister pleaded that since the new amendment prevents NAB from investigating corruption cases worth less than Rs 500 million, he should be acquitted as the alleged corruption in the case is much less. Is.
It is worth mentioning here that Nawaz Sharif was accused of corruption in the Rs 130 million plot allotment case.
The accountability court has already ordered the release of three other accused in the case.
Nawaz Sharif further requested that the court should order the return of all his seized assets.
