FIA allowed to arrest Unity Foods’ CEO in graft case
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has suspended an administrative order of a magistrate exonerating the chief executive officer of a private firm in a graft case, and allowed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to arrest him for interrogation. The court was informed, however, that the suspect had obtained interim pre-arrest bail until Sept 14. The high court ruled that, following suspension of the…
The Sindh High Court has suspended an administrative order by a magistrate that exonerated the CEO of Unity Foods Limited from a graft case, allowing the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to arrest him for interrogation. The court ruled that any subsequent bail order in the matter would be legally ineffective following the suspension of the magistrate's order.
In August, a magistrate had discharged Muhammad Farrukh Amin Godil after refusing the FIA's request for his physical remand for further investigation. However, the state, through Additional Attorney General Barrister Mohsin Shahwani, challenged the magistrate's decision, arguing that he misapplied a previous court order. The single-judge bench of the high court upheld the FIA's right to arrest Godil and other suspects, stating that the magistrate must decide the remand matter without introducing any other orders.
The case stems from allegations that Godil misappropriated Rs5.318 million from the company, purportedly a loan to his mother.
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