LAHORE: Fashion Model Ayyan Ali’s bail application has been denied. Justice Abdul Sami Khan of the Lahore High Court denied bail in the foreign currency smuggling case on Monday after hearing arguments from both legal counsels.
During proceedings, legal counsel for the Customs department informed the court that Ayyan Ali did not have permission from the State Bank of Pakistan to
By GEO URDU
June 29, 2015
LAHORE: Fashion Model Ayyan Ali’s bail application has been denied. Justice Abdul Sami Khan of the Lahore High Court denied bail in the foreign currency smuggling case on Monday after hearing arguments from both legal counsels.
During proceedings, legal counsel for the Customs department informed the court that Ayyan Ali did not have permission from the State Bank of Pakistan to carry the amount that was recovered from her, nor had she fulfilled the legal requirements to purchase the foreign currency.
The legal counsel added, that Ayyan Ali was trying to escape and had managed to cross all checkpoints, had she boarded the flight she would have made good her escape. The customs lawyer informed the court that Ayyan Ali had been arrested under section 7 of the Customs Act.
Meanwhile, Ayyan Ali’s lawyer Lateef Khosa argued that his client did not qualify as a passenger as she had not been issued a boarding card nor had her passport been stamped as is required when leaving the country. Khosa added, that any citizen of Pakistan can be present at the airport with any amount of cash.
Ayyan’s lawyer argued that the fashion model intended to hand over the cash to her brother who was arriving from another flight, therefore none of her actions fall under the crime of ‘smuggling’.
