Summary NAB had filed a 263-page reference against Raja Pervez Ashraf in the case.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Islamabad's accountability court has granted ex-PM Raja Pervez Ashraf permanent exemption from court appearance in rental power plant case.
A judge of accountability court Muhammad Basheer heard the case pertaining to the multi-billion RPP scandal case on Wednesday.
Counsel for Raja Pervez Ashraf, Farooq H Naek said ex-PM couldn't appear before the court due to security reasons while pleaded the judge to grant his client permanent exemption from appearance.
After hearing the arguments, the court granted Raja Pervez Ashraf permanent exemption while adjourned the hearing till March 7.
During today’s hearing, the court also completed its cross-examination of government witness Yousuf Joya.
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) formally nominated Raja Pervez Ashraf in the Rs 22 billion rental power projects (RPPs) case in November.
NAB had filed a 263-page reference against Raja Pervez Ashraf in the case.
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) politician Raja Pervez Ashraf served as prime minister between June 2012 and March 2013.
Ashraf is accused of receiving kickbacks and commissions from nine rental power project firms for awarding contracts for setting up their projects in 2008 to overcome electricity crisis in the country.
NAB has been investigating 12 RPPs cases in which nine firms reportedly received more than Rs22 billion as mobilisation advance from the government to commission the projects, but most of them were accused of failing to set up plants. The bureau has already recovered Rs13 billion in the case.
