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The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed the seven-year prison sentence of BNP's acting chairperson, Tarique Rahman, in a money laundering case. His associate, businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun, also had his seven-year sentence stayed.
The bench, led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, passed the order today, granting permission for appeals against the sentences issued by the High Court in the same case.
Barrister Kaiser Kamal represented Tarique Rahman in court. According to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the case stems from allegations of laundering funds to Singapore.
In 2013, a Dhaka court acquitted Tarique Rahman, while sentencing Giasuddin Al Mamun to seven years in prison. However, the High Court overturned this acquittal in 2016, sentencing Tarique to seven years in prison and imposing a fine of Tk20 crore.
According to lawyers, in a money laundering case involving allegations of transferring funds to Singapore, a Dhaka court acquitted Tarique Rahman on 17 November 2013. However, his friend and businessman, Giasuddin Al Mamun, was sentenced to seven years in prison in the same case.
Earlier, the High Court annulled the seven-year prison sentence issued by the trial court against Giasuddin Al Mamun in this case, acquitting him entirely. This verdict was delivered on 5 December by a High Court bench comprising Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayetur Rahim.
This was the first conviction for Tarique Rahman. An appeal was subsequently filed with the Appellate Division against this sentence.
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