Ayyan granted bail but not yet out of jail

RAWALPINDI: District and Sessions Judge Bahadar Khan on Wednesday accepted surety bonds of supermodel Ayyan Ali for her bail but Special Judicial Magistrate (SJM), Rawalpindi, Muhammad Naeem refused to issue ‘Robkar’ for her release.
The Adiala Jail staff could not receive bail orders of the supermodel till the filing of this report and, therefore, Ayyan Ali was to spend another night in jail. Judicial Magistrate Muhammad Naeem said that according to the orders of the Lahore High Court (LHC), only special customs court could issue ‘Robkar’ for the release of Ayyan Ali.
The two-member bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday accepted the bail application and issued releasing orders of the supermodel. Ayyan Ali was arrested in March over charges of attempting to smuggle more than $500,000 as she was about to board a Dubai-bound flight from the Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad.
Ayyan’s attorney Sardar Latif Khosa argued that no evidence existed against Ayyan Ali. However, the prosecuting Customs attorney argued that clear evidence against Ayyan existed, since there was a restriction on carrying excess of $10,000 outside Pakistan. Ayyan, on the other hand, was caught with $500,000.
In response to these allegations, Khosa stated that Ayyan had not obtained a boarding pass hence these charges could not be proven true. After hearing both sides of the argument, the court granted bail to Ayyan on Tuesday.
The Lahore High Court had ordered to submit two surety bonds of Rs500,000, including bonds of Rs500,000 including four people for surety. The LHC also ordered to submit surety bonds in trial court, Rawalpindi, and the concerned court would issue releasing orders.
The district and sessions judge, Rawalpindi, accepted surety bonds but the judicial magistrate refused to issue ‘Robkar’ for her release. The magistrate has directed Ayyan’s lawyers to contact Special Customs Court for issuing ‘Robkar’ for her release.