The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is expected to join the investigation of model Ayyan Ali’s money laundering case. The application has been drafted and will be submitted in court within few days.
According to local media reports, Ayyan was arrested for violation of Section 2(s) of the Customs Act 1969 which is a ‘predicate offence’ under the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) 2010. The offence is non-bailable and non-cognisable, which is why the FBR’s DG I&I is seeking permission to investigate it. In its letter, the I&I directorate points out that it was essential to frame charges under the AMLA 2010 and that in such a case, the directorate is the only authorized law enforcement agency empowered to investigate such violations.
FBR officials believe that if the case has not been investigated under FBR then there is a possibility that it won’t stand up to judicial scrutiny and the accused and her associates will get the benefit of a legal technicality.
Recently, supermodel Ayyan’s bail plea has been rejected by Lahore High Court where Justice Mehmood Maqbool Bajwa rejected the bail request after hearing the arguments of both sides.
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