Case Against Koko
IO seizes docs from tele office
Witness tells court
A prosecution witness yesterday told a Dhaka court that the investigation officer of the money laundering case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's younger son Arafat Rahman Koko, had seized some documents from the telephone office relating to Siemens Bangladesh Ltd.
The accused had allegedly laundered money they received from China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd and Siemens for helping them win government contracts.
An assistant director of telephone department in Dhaka office, Abu Bakar Siddique, in his deposition, said the ACC officer went his office at Revenue Bhaban on April 22 of 2009 and made a seizure list of the documents from the office relating to the siemens. He also put his signature on the seizure list the same day.
Judge Mohammad Mozammel Hossain of the Special Judge Court-3 recorded statements of the witnesses and fixed May 10 for the next hearing of the case.
In the case, former shipping minister late Akbar Hossain's son Ismail Hossain Saimon is also an accused.
Two more witnesses -- Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, an official of passport office, and Firoz Ahmed, a clerk of the passport office, also gave their statements before the court.
Earlier on different dates, the same court recorded statements of seven witnesses including complainant Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Deputy Director Abu Sayeed.
The ACC filed the case against Koko on March 17 in 2009 with Kafrul Police Station.
In the case statement, the anti-graft body said the accused had laundered money they received from China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd and Siemens for helping them win government contracts.
The ACC pressed charges against Koko and Saimon on November 15 in 2009.
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