ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: An accountability court on Tuesday reserved judgment on an application of the former Punjab police inspector-general’s counsel, asking for a copy of the reference against the accused.

Fazal Illahi Siddiqui, the counsel for Mian Mohammad Amin, had submitted the application before the court for getting a copy of the reference so that he could apprise his client about the nature of the allegations.

The prosecutor, Dr Mohammad Ali Saif, opposed the idea arguing that under section 265-C of the criminal procedure code (CrPC), the copies and record of the case could not be given to any accused if he was not present in the court.

Therefore the accused or his counsel, he stated, has no right to claim for the acquisition of the documents, specially when the court has already issued non-bailable warrants for the accused.

The court during the last hearing had issued the warrants for Mian Amin, when his counsel had submitted a faxed medical certificate suggesting his inability to attend the court for three months.

The former IGP, who had also served as Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director-general and National Police Foundation (NPF) managing-director, is wanted to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on the charges of amassing properties in different sectors of Islamabad beyond his known source of income.

The prosecution has prepared the case against the accused for accumulating assets worth Rs145.8 million against his legitimate income of Rs1.2 million.

According to NAB the accused as Punjab IGP had accumulated assets through misuse of authority and corrupt practices from 1988 to 1999.

He owned six commercial plots and 20 residential plots in Intelligence Bureau Employees Cooperative Housing Society, Islamabad, four plots in NPF housing scheme, E-11 in his name and his son’s.

He also owned another set of four plots at the NPF housing scheme. Besides he possessed a house on Nazimuddin Road in the names of his son Usman Amin and wife Dr Nasreen.

He also owned a house in G-6/2 Islamabad again in the name of his wife.

The accused also owned 11 plots in the NPF housing society E-11, in his and his wife’s name.

Another plot in the NPF housing scheme, in his wife’s name and a house, in F-10/3 in the name of his son. The accused also owned foreign currency accounts with different banks in his, his son’s and wife’s name.

The accused transacted a heavy amount both in foreign as well as local currencies, which was beyond any reasonable justification. A sum of $636,274 and Rs97.8 million was credited to his bank accounts.

The reference said that during the investigations, the accused was summoned but he refrained to turn up.