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Nasreen Imtiaz

 

Charge:

Possession of illegal assets

Sentence:

"2 years and fined Rs 200,000"

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2000

Year Convicted:

2002

Year Cleared:

2015

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Pakistan

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Islamabad

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Retired Pakistani Brigadier General Imtiaz Ahmad, Adnan A. Khwaja and Nasreen Imtiaz were codefendants wrongly convicted in 2002 of having an possessing illegal assets in Pakistan. Ahmad was the former head of Intelligence Bureau (IB), and Khawaja was the former Managing Director Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL). Ahmad was sentenced to 8 years in prison and fined Rs 70,00,000, and Khwaja was sentenced to 2 years and fined Rs 200,000. Both men were released on bail pending the outcome of their appeal. On June 19, 2015 the Lahore High Court overturned the convictions of Ahmad and Khwaja on the basis of insufficent evidence, since during trial the prosecution introduced no evidence either man had an illegal source of income."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On June 19, 2015 the Lahore High Court overturned the convictions of Ahmad and Khwaja on the basis of insufficent evidence, since during trial the prosecution introduced no evidence either man had an illegal source of income."

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Sex:

Male

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Information Source 1:

"Former IB, OGDCL heads acquitted of graft, By Staff Reporter, DAWN News (Lahore, Pakistan), June 20, 2015"

Information Location 1:

http://www.dawn.com/news/1189338

Information Source 2:

"LHC sets aside verdict against Brig Imtiaz, others, By Israr Ahmad, The Nation (Lahore, Pakistan), July 3, 2015"

Information Location 2:

http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/03-Jul-2015/lhc-sets-aside-verdict-against-brig-imtiaz-others

Information Source 3:

"SC sends Brig Imtiaz, Adnan Khawaja to jail, By Staff, The Nation (Lahore, Pakistan), September 22, 2010"

Information Location 3:

http://nation.com.pk/Politics/22-Sep-2010/SC-sends-Brig-Imtiaz-Adnan-Khawaja-to-jail

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