SC stays cases against Moudud, Mosharraf

The Supreme Court yesterday stayed the trial proceedings of two separate corruption cases filed against former BNP ministers Moudud Ahmed and Khandker Mosharraf Hossain till further orders.
The apex court also permitted the BNP leaders to move separate appeals before it against High Court verdicts that had cleared the way for continuing the trial proceedings of the cases.
The Anti-Corruption Commission filed the case against Moudud on charge of amassing wealth over Tk 7.38 crore illegally and concealing information about his wealth of over Tk 4.4 crore from the commission.
The ACC filed the case against Mosharraf on charge of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 12.51 crore and concealing information about Tk 3.11 crore.
Earlier, the HC rejected petitions filed by the two for quashing the proceedings of the cases.
Meanwhile, the Appellate Division yesterday permitted the ACC to move an appeal before it against an HC verdict that scrapped the proceedings of a corruption case filed against former BNP lawmaker MA Hashem.
The commission filed the case against MA Hashem on charge of illegally accumulating property worth Tk 19.81 crore.