Jail sentences of Sahjahan, Aman, 2 others scrapped
The High Court (HC) yesterday scrapped the jail sentences of former BNP state ministers Sahjahan Omar and Aman Ullah Aman and two others in separate corruption cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) adjudging the convictions against them illegal.
Two others are Aman's wife Sabera Aman and former Islami Oikya Jote (IOJ) lawmaker Mufti Shahidul Islam.
Earlier, the HC acquitted 10 people, including seven political leaders, of separate corruption charges for which they were convicted and sentenced to different terms of imprisonment during the regime of the caretaker government.
An HC bench of Justice Syed Muhammad Dastagir Husain and Justice AKM Zahirul Hoque yesterday delivered the verdicts after granting separate appeals filed by Shahjahan, Aman, Sabera and Shahidul against the trial courts' judgments.
On May 14, 2008, Shahjahan was sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment and fined Tk 10 lakh by a special judge's court for amassing wealth illegally and concealing information in his wealth statement submitted to the ACC.
A special court, set up on the Sangsad Bhaban premises, on June 21, 2007 sentenced Aman to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment for amassing wealth illegally and concealing information from the ACC.
Aman's wife was also sentenced to three years' imprisonment by the same court, as she was found guilty of abetting her husband in acquiring wealth through dishonest means.
Another special court on March 19, 2008 sentenced Shahidul to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment for amassing wealth illegally and concealing information from the anti-graft body.
Barrister Rafique-ul Huq and Advocate Shah Monjurul Hoque appeared for the appellants, while Advocate MA Aziz Khan stood for ACC.
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