{"id":17515,"date":"2022-05-28T13:02:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T08:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=17515"},"modified":"2022-05-28T13:02:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T08:02:10","slug":"the-money-laundering-case-is-politically-motivated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/28\/the-money-laundering-case-is-politically-motivated\/","title":{"rendered":"The money laundering case is &#8216;politically motivated,&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The money laundering case is &#8216;politically motivated,&#8217; according to PM Shehbaz Sharif&#8217;s counsel.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawyer for <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/04\/14\/chinese-prime-minister-wants-to-collaborate-with-shehbaz-sharif\/\">Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif<\/a> argued Saturday that the Rs16 million money laundering case was &#8220;politically motivated&#8221; and &#8220;based on mala fide intentions&#8221; because the PTI government wanted to imprison his client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arguments took place during the hearing of the money laundering case at the special court (Central-I), where the prime minister and his son, Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz, were also present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before the duo arrived, strict security measures were put in place, and the court premises were evacuated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the previous hearing on May 21, the special court issued arrest warrants for Suleman Shehbaz, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif&#8217;s son, in the case after extending Shehbaz Sharif&#8217;s interim bail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the proceedings, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif informed the court that, despite being his legal right, he had never received his salary, TA, and DA from the national kitty, which amounts to around Rs70 to Rs80 million. The prime minister requested that he launder only Rs2.5 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I am accused of laundering Rs2.5 million in this case,&#8221; the prime minister stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prime minister claimed his family had suffered Rs2 billion in losses, but he refused to provide subsidies to sugar mills. After being granted permission by the judge, he and CM Hamza Shehbaz left the courtroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shehbaz Sharif&#8217;s lawyer, Amjad Pervaiz, argued that the prime minister has nothing to do with the accounts opened or closed in the last decade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The money laundering case is &#8216;politically motivated,&#8217; according to PM Shehbaz Sharif&#8217;s counsel. 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