Ayyan Ali who is being arrested in the case of Money Laundering is currently detained in jail for attempting to fly abroad with US $500,000. The model turned singer divulged before a Customs Court in Rawalpindi that she acquired the sum by selling a property to former interior minister Rehman Malik’s brother, Khalid Malik.
The model apologized to the court and asserted that she had no knowledge of the law at exceeding $10,000 to a foreign country.
Brother of Rehman Malik, Khalid Malik was allegedly set to travel with Ayyan on the same flight on Saturday morning when she was detained.
Judge Mumtaz Hassan Chaudhry presided over a hearing of Ayyan’s bail plea during which she submitted a written response to the court.
Customs officer Inspector Saleem had appealed to the court to permit a detailed investigation into where the money came from. Also why this much amount is being taken out of the country in greater detail.
Ayyan’s father Raja Hafeez, who was present at the hearing, claimed that the allegation against his daughter was "nothing but propaganda". Her father requested the court for investigation while on the other hand Mr Hafeez is reportedly unaware of what prompted his daughter to sell the property.
Customs Collector Zeba Azhar was being called and found $506,800 in the suitcase. Mr Bugvi said an FIR was registered under the Customs Act 1969.
Following the registration of a case, Ayyan was sent to the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital for a medical checkup. Ayyan Ali is currently being held in ladies barrack number six inside Adiala jail. The model is also allowed a room of her and asked for a female helper who cleans her room.
While the special treatment afforded to Ayyan is just a notch below the privileges enjoyed by 'category A' detainees, a term used by jail authorities for ‘VVIPs’, her room in the jail includes a charpoy for her to sleep on. Her relatives, helper and lawyer are allowed to visit her while she is being held, also Ayyan can order any food from outside the jail for herself but the one-time Magnum and Ufone ambassador does not have access to a mobile phone, internet or television as the jail has jammers in place which block communications for a perimeter of up to six kilometers.
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