The Lahore Accountability Court on Thursday transferred the Ramzan Sugar Mills reference against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and former Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz to anti-corruption courts.
The decision was announced by AC judge Zubair Shehzad Kayani. The accountability court transferred the case to Anti-Corruption Establishment in light of the amendments.
During the proceedings, the NAB prosecutor requested that the reference be transferred to the Anti-Corruption Court, and stated there was no objection to moving the NAB reference there. The court also approved Hamza Shehbaz’s request for a one-day exemption from attendance.
On September 23, the National Accountability Bureau reopened the reference against PML-N president and former premier Shehbaz Sharif.
The anti-corruption watchdog sent back 116 corruption references against prominent personalities to the accountability courts in Lahore including Ramzan Sugar Mills case against Shehbaz Sharif.
