ISLAMABAD: Arsalan Iftikhar, son of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, submitted his statement over the suo motu notice on allegations against him in the Supreme Court on Saturday, DawnNews reported.

The suo motu notice had been taken on Tuesday on allegations that Arsalan had been doled out Rs300 to 400 million by property tycoon Malik Riaz

In his five-page-long written statement submitted today, Arsalan has denied having any association with Riaz, Riaz's daughter and son-in-law.

The statement said that Arsalan had never met with the aforementioned individuals in any business-related capacity.

It moreover said that statements attributed to Riaz were contradictory.

In his statement, Arsalan moreover said that for his contradictory statements and for attempting to bring the institution of judiciary into disrepute, legal action should be taken against Riaz and that he should be punished accordingly.

It further said that statements given by television anchors were mainly based on hearsay and that until Riaz himself recorded a statement in court, no allegations would hold meaning.

He requested the court to reject the anchor persons’ statements on the issue and said the statements were based on memory and therefore held no legal significance.

He further said that he had travelled to London in the years 2009, 2010 and 2011 using his own finances.