In its rebuttal, the agency said the “case has not been withdrawn” and court proceedings were ongoing, with the next hearing on May 14. The watchdog warned it could take legal action against those involved in proliferating the news regarding the letter. “On April 11, the prosecutor of the case submitted his opinion-based application in the court regarding change of the prosecutor, wherein he was instructed not to appear on behalf of prosecution.
He mentioned the investigation officer through the then DG FIA. He was allegedly asked for not appearing as a prosecutor. It was not a withdrawal application,” the press release insisted.
It added that Sanaullah Abbasi was the FIA DG at the time and the new prime minister had not yet taken the oath when the application was submitted in court. “Tahir Rai was appointed as FIA DG on April 22. This matter pertains to the timing before his arrival in the FIA, the press release said.
The agency stated that the change of prosecutor was a “routine matter” and the same had been done several times in the same case by the previous government as well.
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