An accountability court on Tuesday sentenced former land acquisition collector, Amjad Hussain Sandal for five years in prison on charges of fraud and fined him Rs 7 million. The court also disqualified him from being elected member parliament, holding a public office or obtaining loans from financial institutions for next 10 years.
Sandal was accused of embezzling Rs 6.7 million from Pak Arab Refinery Company (Parco). The convict's partner, Rasheed Ahmad, was released after an out of court settlement with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on November 14, 2005. There were four accused in the reference of them Abdul Razzaq died during the trial and Aslam Javed and Maratab Ali Shah absconded.