The Lahore High Court on Monday dismissed the Rs 24 billion money laundering case against Pakistan Muslim League (Q) MNA Munis Elahi.
The court dismissed the case even though the prosecutor said that there were transactions in the accounts of the accused, including Muhammad Khan Bhatti, which benefited Monis Elahi’s company, even though there was all the evidence of Monis’s involvement, including the no-objection certificate. Release was also included. (NOC) for transfer of shares of the company.
Munis Elahi’s lawyer Amjad Pervaiz argued that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has already closed the inquiry after investigating the matter, adding that the anti-graft watchdog has concluded in its investigation that F. IA has conducted a detailed inquiry of all the companies. And there is no evidence that any bank, private institution or complainant and individual suffered any loss while there was no loss to the national exchequer.
