Money Laundering
SC upholds carrying on case against Tarique
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court order that cleared the way for continuing a money laundering case against BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman and his business partner Giasuddin Al Mamun in a trial court.
The Appellate Division of SC passed the order after rejecting a petition filed by Mamun seeking a stay on the HC order.
On October 26, 2009, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) lodged the case with Dhaka Cantonment Police Station against the duo on charge of laundering Tk 20.41 crore to Singapore between 2003 and 2007.
On January 17 this year, the HC rejected a criminal revision petition filed by Mamun on November 8 last year, challenging the legality of the case proceedings.
In the petition, Mamun, now in custody, said the ACC must have prior permission from the government to run the case against him as per provisions of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2009, which the anti-graft body did not follow.
The HC in its order said the ACC did not need a permission from the government to run the case as per an earlier order of the Appellate Division.
Mamun recently filed a petition with the SC seeking stay on the HC order.
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