The Sindh High Court has confirmed the interim pre-arrest bail of former provincial minister Sharjeel Memon and others in a corruption reference and directed the authorities to place their names on the exit control list (ECL). The two-judge bench headed by Justice K.K. Agha said the reasons for confirmation of the bail would be recorded later and asked the former minister to deposit an additional surety bond of Rs4 million. It also confirmed the interim bail of five other suspects. The bench also granted interim pre-arrest bail to the wife of former minister, SadafSharjeel, and mother, ZeenatInamMemon, against a surety bond of Rs1m each. It allowed the post-arrest bail of IzharHussain, former private secretary of MrMemon, and a foreign exchange company employee, Mohammad Sohail, against a surety of Rs200,000 each. However, the bench directed the secretary of the ministry of interior to place the names of all the suspects on the ECL. Initially, the Sindh High Court had granted interim bail to the former minister in June last year against a surety bond of Rs1m in the second reference filed against him regarding assets beyond his known sources of income and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had also named his wife and mother, and others as accused in the reference.
