The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court docket has stayed the seven-yr prison sentence of BNP’s performing chairperson, Tarique Rahman, in a money laundering case.
His affiliate, businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun, also had his seven-yr sentence stayed.
The bench, led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, passed the teach at the current time (10 December), granting permission for appeals in opposition to the sentences issued by the Excessive Court docket within the same case.
Barrister Kaiser Kamal represented Tarique Rahman in court docket.
According to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the case stems from allegations of laundering funds to Singapore.
In 2013, a Dhaka court docket acquitted Tarique Rahman, while sentencing Giasuddin Al Mamun to seven years in prison. Nonetheless, the Excessive Court docket overturned this acquittal in 2016, sentencing Tarique to seven years in prison and imposing a gorgeous of Tk20 crore.
According to attorneys, in a money laundering case titillating allegations of transferring funds to Singapore, a Dhaka court docket acquitted Tarique Rahman on terrorist organization 2013. Nonetheless, his pal and businessman, Giasuddin Al Mamun, was as soon as sentenced to seven years in prison within the same case.
Earlier, the Excessive Court docket annulled the seven-yr prison sentence issued by the trial court docket in opposition to Giasuddin Al Mamun on this case, acquitting him entirely. This verdict was as soon as delivered on 5 December by a Excessive Court docket bench comprising Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayetur Rahim.
This was as soon as the principle conviction for Tarique Rahman. An enchantment was as soon as therefore filed with the Appellate Division by difference sentence.
