Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday filed a plea before the court seeking acquittal in 190 million pound case.
Imran Khan took this move after Supreme Court decision regarding the NAB amendments.
During the hearing, the PTI founder filed a petition for acquittal in the 190 million-pound reference following the NAB amendments decision.
Imran Khan’s lawyer stated that the 190 million-pound case is no longer valid after the NAB amendments, as the amendments provide protection to all cabinet decisions.
Imran Khan’s lawyer questioned whether, after the NAB amendments, the accountability court still has jurisdiction over this case.
NAB Prosecutor stated that if the court has jurisdiction in this case, then the acquittal petition can be heard. However, PTI’s lawyer argued that they have not challenged the court’s jurisdiction, and deciding the court’s jurisdiction is at the court’s discretion.
The Accountability Court has adjourned the hearing of PTI’s acquittal petition until September 10.
The Supreme Court had recently dismissed Imran Khan’s request to annul the NAB amendments, accepted the intra-court appeals of the federal and provincial governments, and reinstated the NAB amendments. The detailed decision of the Supreme Court stated that the PTI founder could not convince the court to annul the NAB amendments.
Following the Supreme Court’s decision, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali stated that the court’s decision provided two benefits to the PTI founder: one, that no second Toshakhana case can proceed against Imran Khan, and two, that the 190 million-pound case has also moved out of the accountability court’s jurisdiction following the court’s decision.
