ISLAMABAD: Ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday has shaken country’s top court against references filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
The petition was filed on Friday with the assistance of Khawaja Haris under Article 184 (3) of the Constitution.
“Filing of multiple references against an accused for the same alleged offence exposes him to double punishment, which is repugnant to the accused person’s Fundamental Right under Article 13 of the Constitution,” it said.
It was observed through the application that references regarding assets allegedly owned, possessed or acquired by him, disproportionate to his known sources of income, is in conflict with section 9 (a)(v) of the NAO, 1999.
Nawaz Sharif pled the Supreme Court in his petition to halt proceedings of accountability court till judgment is served on constitutional plea and verdict is declared to file three NAB references illegal.
Three references were filed to the Supreme Court against the Sharif family in light of the Panama Papers verdict, while one was filed against incumbent finance minister Ishaq Dar.
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