The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court this day (12 December) upheld a Excessive Court verdict that had acquitted businessman Gias Uddin Al Mamun of corruption charges in a case lodged by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The Appellate Division full bench headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed passed the expose, allowing a overview petition filed by Mamun.
“The Excessive Court had acquitted Gias Uddin Al Mamun of the charges. The ACC filed an charm with the Appellate Division towards that verdict and the apex court after listening to the ACC plea, had ordered to hear the case afresh at the Excessive Court. My client filed a overview petition towards the Appellate Division expose,” said Mamun’s counsel Sabbir Hamza Chowdhury.
The ACC on 8 Could well 2007, filed the case with the Cantonment Police Space as Mamun failed to submit his wealth assertion.
The anti-graft physique had introduced charges of collecting illegal wealth of Tk101.73 crore. On March 27, 2008, the concerned lower court convicted and sentenced Gias Uddin Al Mamun to 10 years in detention heart and fined him Tk10 lakh.
