The Interpol has refused to issue red warrants for the arrest and extradition of Hussain Nawaz Sharif on the application of Pakistani government.
The decision to reject the application against Hussain Nawaz was made by the Interpol’s commission, comprising five members and headed by its chairperson, during its 10th session.
Reports said that Pakistani authorities made robust representations to the international body, relying on the recent court decision against Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and Captain (r) Safdar, but they failed to convince the Interpol for the issuance of red warrants against the eldest son of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
Pakistan made representations through the Interpol’s National Central Bureau (NCB) in Islamabad.
While hundreds of documents were produced by both sides in favour of their cases, the Interpol’s commission declared the NCB has failed to produce ‘sufficient evidence’ linking Hussain Nawaz with the charges made against him in the application seeking the red warrants. “The Commission finds that the NCB of Pakistan has not provided sufficient facts that specifically link the wanted individual to the charges against him and it is not able to confirm that the data registered would be in compliance with Interpol’s rule and in view of the Article 83 of the PRD,” the decision read.
“For the reasons, the commission decides that the data concerning the applicant is not compliant with Interpol’s rules applicable to the proceeding of personal data and that they shall be deleted from Interpol’s files,” it noted. “However, the applicant’s personal and specific role in the offence forming the base of the Red Notice request remains unclear even after further elements were provided by the NCB of Pakistan,” it added.
Hussain Nawaz argued that proceedings against his family were politically motivated, designed to damage the Sharif family and through them, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, to the advantage of PTI led by Prime Minister Imran Khan. The CNB argued that Hussain Nawaz’s arguments were baseless and aimed at avoiding the prosecution process in Pakistan. It said that Nawaz Sharif was tried through a fair process and all legal obligations were met. The NCB of UK explained that it didn’t have any ongoing proceedings against Hussain Nawaz.
