A day after claiming that he had “bombs-like” evidence against the son of the Chief Justice, a Pakistani real estate tycoon today told the Supreme Court that his relatives had paid a whopping Rs 342.5 million to Arsalan
Iftikhar, including for losses he incurred while gambling.
Malik Riaz Hussain, the founder of Bahria Town real estate firm, accused Chief Justice Iftikhar M Chaudhry’s son
Arsalan of blackmailing his relatives in a statement submitted to the apex Court, which had taken suo motu notice of media reports on improper links between the tycoon and Arsalan.
The Chief Justice initiated the suo motu proceedings against his son last week but subsequently recused himself
from the case following criticism from legal experts and political parties.
The case, which could have far-reaching ramifications, is currently being heard by a two-judge bench comprising Justices Jawwad Khwaja and Khilji Arif Hussain.
sain said in his statement that his son-in-law Salman Khan, who is based in London, had made cash payments totalling Rs 327 million to the Chief Justice’s son on various occasions.
The cash payments and expenses on hotels and luxury flats during visits to London and Monte Carlo by Arsalan came to atotal of Rs 342.5 million, the statement said.
The tycoon included copies of Arsalan’s passport, cheques, wire transfers, bank statements and tenancy
agreements with his statement to back up his claims.
He said his son-in-law had paid all expenses for three trips made to London by Arsalan during 2010-11 and one visit
to Monte Carlo in 2010.
Arsalan was accompanied by an unidentified woman and a man during his trip to Monte Carlo, and 10,000 Euros were paid in cash for losses incurred by the Chief Justice’s son while gambling, the statement said.
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