Money trail: Jemima tracks down 15-year-old bank statement to prove Imran’s 'innocence'
She tweeted, “finally tracked down 15 yr old bank statements to prove Imran Khan money trail/ innocence in court.”
June 01, 2017
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s ex-wife Jemima Goldsmith says she has succeeded in tracking down a 15-year-old bank statement to prove Imran’s money trail in the case surrounding the purchase of the PTI chief’s estate in Bani Gala.
She shared on Twitter, “finally tracked down 15 yr old bank statements to prove Imran Khan money trail/ innocence in court.”
She added, “Now please go after the real crooks.”
According to sources, Imran Khan had contacted Jemima Goldsmith on Tuesday night and asked her for record of bank transactions pertaining to the purchase of land in Bani Gala.
Speaking to media in Abbottabad, Imran Khan remarked that he has gotten the account details from Jemima, which will soon be submitted to the court.
Only those who lie need to rely on letters from Qatar, he remarked, adding that people have to tell a 100 lies just to hide one lie.
Jemima had informed him that the bank through which the money was transferred has been merged in Lloyds Bank, UK. She then contacted Lloyds Bank and assured of providing it to Khan's lawyers as soon as she received it.
On Wednesday, Imran's counsel, Naeem Bukhari, presented details relating to the purchase of Bani Gala land in the Supreme Court of Pakistan.The apex court was hearing a petition filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi pertaining to foreign funding of the PTI.
During the hearing, Bukhari told the court that the first remittance worth Rs14.5 million was paid through Rashid Ali Khan via bank cheque on April 11, 2002. Subsequently, Rs3.5 million and Rs1 million were paid on September 3, 2002, and October 1, 2002, respectively.
On January 23, 2003, Rs5.7 million were paid, while another Rs0.8 million were paid afterwards, he told.
Bukhari had said that Jemima transferred a total of Rs40.848463 million for the purchase of land in Bani Gala.
On May 30, the SC had issued notices to Imran Khan and his party over issues related to the money trail. During the course of the hearing, the chief justice stated that Imran Khan has to prove the money trail for the purchase of the Bani Gala land.
