The services of Me. Al-Assad Peeroo were retained by the Accused, where in 2010, the Accused was arrested at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport following the seizure of €28,800 and Rs 43,550 from his travel bag, and subsequently Rs 285,000 from his residence, leading to two charges of money-laundering before the Intermediate Court, to which he pleaded not guilty.
After nearly nine years of complex proceedings, Me. Al-Assad Peeroo successfully defended the Accused and he was fully acquitted on 15 April 2019. The court ruled that the prosecution had failed to establish any link between the seized funds and a criminal activity, and that no investigation was ever conducted into the origin of the money.
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