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IN THE UXBRIDGE MAGISTRATES’ COURT
IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION TO VARY POLICE BAIL
AND
IN THE MATTER OF ZUNETH ABDUL RASHID SATTAR
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SKELETON ARGUMENT ON BEHALF OF
THE NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY
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Introduction
1) An application has been made on behalf of Zuneth Sattar (“Sattar”) to vary the conditions
upon his bail after arrest as set pursuant to s.47 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act
1984 (“PACE”). Sattar wishes to be permitted to travel overseas whilst the investigation
is ongoing.
2) The application is opposed.
3) On behalf of the National Crime Agency (“NCA”) it is submitted that there are substantial
grounds for believing that if permitted to travel overseas Sattar will:
a) Commit further offences, and/or
b) Interfere with or otherwise obstruct the course of justice.
4) The NCA’s case in relation to Sattar is that he is suspected of being engaged in very high
value corruption, fraud and money laundering. The target of that criminal activity and the
source of the proceeds from it was the government of Malawi, one of the World’s least
developed countries. Sattar is also suspected of having defrauded the UK Revenue. He is
believed to have benefitted from his criminal conduct in sums of the region of several
million pounds.
5) In addition to the above misconduct, Sattar is further suspected of having travelled to
Malawi as part of an operation by him to interfere with witnesses while he was there and
bribe senior figures in Malawi. The bribery is suspected of being carried out in order to
influence the outcome of a Judicial Review in Malawi into the arrest of a close associate of