ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court (AC) Judge Nasir Javed Rana on Monday turned down the bail plea of former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry in a corruption case.
The former federal minister has been facing charges in a case related to misappropriation in construction projects in Jhelum.
Fawad’s lawyer Faisal Chaudhry had filed the bail plea for the former federal minister. He said the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had no authority to arrest anyone at the inquiry stage and the suspect was arrested to settle political score.
On the other hand, NAB prosecutor Usman Masood argued if a public servant abused his authority for benefits, a case must be registered against him. The NAB prosecutor said Fawad adopted an illegal way to award contract to a contractor and the provisions under which the case was registered were not bailable.
Fawad Chaudhry was a minister and he made a deal with the contractor and minted money, he said, requesting that the bail application should be dismissed. The court rejected the bail plea after reserving the verdict on the bail for some time on Monday.
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