Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s son, Suleman Shahbaz and another suspect Tahir Naqvi have been declared proclaimed offenders in the Rs16 billion money laundering case by Lahore’s Special Court (Central-I) for failing to appear in court despite being summoned.
Shehbaz Sharif and his sons Hamza and Suleman were booked by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in November 2020 under sections 419, 420, 468, 471, 34, and 109 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, along with r/w 3/4 of the Anti Money Laundering Act.
On May 28, arrest warrants had been issued for Suleman and Naqvi. Also at the same hearing, arrest warrants for another suspect, Maqsood Chaprasi, were also issued by the court. Maqsood Chaprasi passed away last month in the United Arab Emirates.
Later, on June 11, a report about the issuance of non-bailable arrest warrants for Suleman, Naqvi and Maqsood was submitted by the FIA. As the FIA reported, Suleman was not at home and had gone abroad, thus the warrants couldn’t be served.