This combo picture shows British journalist David Rose (left), SAPM Shahzad Akbar (middle) and Broadsheet owner Kaveh Moussavi. — Photos APP/Twitter
LONDON: Broadsheet owner Kaveh Moussavi has alleged that British journalist David Rose asked for a commission in exchange for his assistance in recovering the sum of about $29 million from the Pakistan government.
The journalist, who writes for
The Mail on Sunday and
Mail Online and whose story against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Shehbaz Sharif is presently at the centre of a defamation suit, has denied asking for any commission.
Explainer:
In October 2019, when Mr Moussavi was desperate to recover the court-mandated award of $29m from the Pakistan government, he approached Mr Rose and asked for his assistance. It has now emerged that Mr Rose set up the first meeting between Mr Moussavi and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on (SAPM) Accountability Shahzad Akbar at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, and that he was present during the meeting.