Mamun's counsel to scrutinise documents

A Dhaka court yesterday fixed October 25 to allow the counsel of Giausuddin Al Mamun to scrutinise the documents seized by the investigation officer in connection to a money laundering case.
Judge Mohammad Mozammel Hossain of the Special Judge Court-3 passed the order after Mamun's lawyer Barrister Fakhrul Islam submitted a petition.
In the petition, the defence said Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), during the investigation, seized documents related to money laundering by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's elder son Tarique Rahman and his business partner Mamun from different places.
Since the defence did not scrutinise those documents, they sought the court's permission to do so, Fakhrul said.
Tarique, also BNP senior vice chairman, is also an accused in the case.
Earlier in the day, Mamun's lawyer cross-examined Mohammad Ibrahim, an assistant director of ACC and complainant of the case, for half an hour.
In reply to a question, Ibrahim said he enquired into the matter of money laundering at different places and later filed the case.
The court then fixed November 10 for the next hearing, when Mamun's lawyer will again cross-examine the complainant.
Mamun was produced before the court yesterday while Tarique is shown fugitive in the case and will not get any lawyer to defend himself.
The trial began on September 11 with the deposition of the complainant, following framing of the charges on August 8. The court also issued an arrest warrant for Tarique who is in London at present.
The charges were pressed against the duo on July 6 last year.