Hearing in Tarique's case deferred again
A Dhaka court yesterday deferred till April 3 the hearing on taking into cognisance the charges against BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman and his business partner Giasuddin Al Mamun in a money laundering case.
Judge Mohammad Zohurul Haque of the Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order after Tarique's lawyer Zakir Hossain submitted a petition seeking adjournment of the hearing.
Zakir in his petition mentioned that the Supreme Court (SC) earlier disposed of the leave-to-appeal petition saying that the charges brought against Tarique and Mamun were not maintainable under the Money Laundering Act 2009. The trial proceedings will be held under the Money Laundering Act 2002, he added.
“But we did not get certified copy of the SC judgment,” Zakir said, adding that they prayed for the adjournment of the hearing.
Special Public Prosecutor Mosharraf Hossain Kajol told the court that there was no legal bar if the court took into cognizance the charges against Tarique and Mamun as the SC did not quash the trial proceedings of the case. The trial court would take into cognizance the charges against the accused under the Money Laundering Act 2002, Kajol added.
The same court on February 17 deferred the hearing till yesterday.
Mamun was present in the court during the hearing while Tarique is abroad for treatment.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) pressed charges against the duo on July 6 last year for laundering Tk 20.41 crore between 2003 and 2007.
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