Nawaz Sharif appears in the accountability court on Sept 26. Photo: File 

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has argued that the six-month deadline and appointment of a monitoring judge in the corruption cases against him and his family has no example in legal history. 

Speaking through his representative Zafir Khan after being indicted in the Avenfiled properties case in the accountability court on Thursday, Nawaz said a transparent trial is his right. 

"The Constitution protects my basic rights," he said in his statement, read out by Khan.  

The statement further said that the monitoring judge was especially appointed for this case. 

Nawaz was referring to the appointment of Supreme Court Justice Ijazul Ahsan as the monitoring judge to oversee the corruption cases against the Sharif family and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. 

The Supreme Court, in its July 28 judgment in the Panama Papers case, gave the National Accountability Bureau six weeks to file the corruption cases against the Sharif family and Dar. 

Moreover, it gave the accountability court six months to wrap up the proceedings.