Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif's sons Hassan and Hussain Nawaz have been acquitted in three cases related to corruption charges.
These cases were a significant part of the legal troubles faced by the former Prime Minister's family.
In 2018, both brothers were linked to Panama Papers corruption cases related to the following assets: Avenfield Apartment chairman Al-Azizia
When he refused to cooperate with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) investigation into these cases, he was declared a proclaimed offender.
Their father,
Nawaz Sharif
, the primary accused, was found
guilty
in the
Avenfield
and
Al-Azizia
corruption cases but
not guilty
in the
Flagship
case.
Since he was not prosecuted due to his absence (he was abroad), the court postponed his status as a fugitive until his final appearance.
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