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Actor Hamza Ali Abbasi has issued a clarification after reports emerged of a money laundering case filed against his sister, Dr Fazeela Abbasi.
In an Instagram post shared on Saturday, Hamza clarified he was not “part of this case in any capacity” and was not “under any investigation by any agency”.
He said his sister was a “highly accomplished professional with her own extremely successful career” and that he would “stand by her with love and support during this time”. He said he had full confidence in “her integrity” and that “that our institutions will ensure justice is done and that the truth will prevail”.
He did, however, clarify again that Dr Fazeela’s professional and legal matters were separate from him.
Explaining that he wasn’t party to the case, Hamza said, “I respectfully request that I not be expected to comment on it or respond to questions regarding it.” He said whether his sister wishes to comment on the case publicly is her choice.
The actor said any further attempt to associate his name with the case will invite legal action from his team.
On Thursday, Dr Fazeela’s appeal for pre-arrest bail on medical grounds was dismissed by special judge Central Humayun Dilawar in Islamabad citing her non-appearance and misuse of legal relief.
In the January 8 FIR for the case the dermatologist has been accused of “unauthorised foreign currency dealings, unlicensed money-service operations, illicit cross-border remittances and the acquisition and utilisation of foreign currency through informal value transfer systems (Hawala/Hundi)”.
The FIR — which does not name Hamza — said the accused held 22 bank accounts with a combined credit turnover of around Rs2.5 billion while her declared income remained between Rs400,000 and Rs6 million.
Dr Fazeela is also accused of making repeated foreign currency deposits below the Suspicious Transaction Reporting and Currency Transaction Reporting thresholds, as well as “repeated remittance of funds abroad without lawful economic purpose, documentation or foreign exchange documentation through Hawala/Hundi channels”.
The case against her has been registered under sections 4, 5 and 23 of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947, sections 3 and 4 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act 2010 and 5 [2] of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947 , read with Section 109 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
In a subsequent brief on the case from the Federal Investigation Agency, Hamza’s name appears as a joint account holder on one of the accounts being investigated alongside that of their mother, Nasim Chaudhry. However, the report only lists Dr Fazeela as an accused.
With additional reporting by Malik Asad