Hussain Nawaz questioned for two hours by JIT
Hussain Nawaz questioned for two hours by JIT: The elder son of the Prime Minister Hussain Nawaz, appeared before the joint investigation team (JIT) on Sunday in connection with the Panama Papers probe into the Sharif family’s assets.
JIT which is Headed by the Additional Director General of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)General Wajid Zia, the JIT questioned Mr Hussain for about two and a half hours at the Federal Judicial Academy (FJA).
Two of the six JIT members have been called out as having malifide interests by Hussain Nawaz and the Supreme Court will decide on that on Monday 29th, May, 2017. However, Hussain Nawaz told reporters outside the FJA that since the Supreme Court of Pakistan had not issued a restraining order, Hussain Nawaz had complied with the team’s directions and preferred to appear before it in person.
According to Hussain Nawaz “I received a notice from the JIT yesterday and was asked to appear on May 28.”
The PM’s son said that he wanted to appear before the JIT in the presence of his lawyer.
But sources said the JIT did not allow the counsel to assist Hussain Nawaz during his interview and asked him to first seek permission from the Supreme Court.
Mr Hussain also claimed that the JIT had not furnished him with any questionnaire, nor had they given him a list of documents to produce.
When asked whether his appearance would legitimise the two members he had objected to, Hussain Nawaz said that since the apex court was yet to take up the case, it was not appropriate if he avoided the investigation at this stage.
According to the Sources present in the JIT the investigation team had questioned Hussain Nawaz in regard to his ownership of the London flats.
According to the sources JIT had also asked him about the reason for changing his stance over the source of income for those properties in interviews telecast by different television channels, which included the BBC interview of 1999 in which Hussain Nawaz had said that he was a student and could not own any property, and was rather living in rented premises.
Hussain Nawaz’s questionnaire included questions on the contradictions which are present between his accounts in different interviews and what he had submitted in a sworn statement before the Supreme Court.
The sources say that to the development, the prime minister’s son had asked for some time to submit a comprehensive response to the questions which were posed by the JIT.
Hussain Nawaz upon his arrival at the FJA on Sunday 28th, May, 2017 morning, was accompanied by several politicians from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), which included Islamabad Mayor Anser Aziz. However the supporters of Hussain Nawaz remained outside the building, and Hussain Nawaz and his lawyer used another door to exit the FJA.
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