Lahore High Court (LHC) acquitted three people on Monday who had been sentenced to death by a court of sessions in the case of the murder of the President of the National Office of Accountability (NAB) Justice withdrew the parents of Javed Iqbal, for lack of sufficient evidence.
In 2011, Javed's parents were found murdered in his home, which was guarded 24 hours a day. Police had said that Naveed Iqbal, who is the stepbrother of the current NAB president, had killed the couple for a monetary dispute. Authorities also said that Naveed was assisted by Abbas Shakir and Ameen Ali.
The three men were sentenced to death and fined Rs550,000 each by a court of sessions in 2016 in the case of the murder of the parents of the then judge of the Javed Supreme Court.
In its decision today, a two-member bank said there was not enough evidence against the previous suspects to be found guilty and overturned the court's verdict.
In their appeal against the verdict of the court of sessions, the men said they were arrested by the police on suspicion. The appellants also said that there were no witnesses against him and that the police had not been able to present sufficient evidence in court. They urged the higher court to revoke the verdict and acquit them for lack of evidence.
Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1509513/lhc-acquits-three-men-over-lack-of-evidence-in-murder-case-of-nab-chiefs-parents