JIT should have recorded Qatar prince’s statement first, says Marriyum Aurangzeb
The minister questioned that why the Qatari prince`s statement was not recorded earlier
July 07, 2017
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday said the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) should have recorded Qatar's Prince Hamad Bin Jassim bin Jaber Al-Thani’s statement before any other witness.
The minister questioned Al-Thani's statement was not recorded earlier.
“They should have first taken his statement as it would have concluded the case against Sharif family,” said Aurangzeb
She added that if Pervaiz Musharraf`s statements can be taken from his residence, than why could the same procedure not be applied for the prince.”
Aurangzeb alleged the JIT is making excuses to not record his statement and questioned if there is any malicious intent behind it.
Earlier today, Al-Thani has invited members of the JIT to his palace for answering questions related the Panama Papers probe, reported Geo News on Friday.
The prince has also asked for names of the JIT members and the dates of their visit.
Al-Thani has also answered the letter by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) and the same will be presented before the team today, added Geo News.
A source close to the Sharif family, present in Doha for the past two days, confirmed the same to Geo News.
In its last communication to Al-Thani, the JIT considered the verification and investigation of Qatari prince’s letters important for Hussain Nawaz and Hasan Nawaz.
The latest JIT’s communication dated July 4 and addressed to the Qatari prince did not mention any relevance of Thani’s probe with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
