Mamun granted interim bail from HC
The High Court (HC) yesterday granted ad interim bail to Giasuddin Al Mamun, a close friend of former premier Khaleda Zia's son Tarique Rahman, in a case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for non-submission of his wealth statement to the ACC.
A special court had earlier sentenced Mamun to three years imprisonment in the same case. Detained controversial businessman Mamun has so far been convicted in three cases filed by the ACC and he is accused in a total of 14 criminal cases including possession of arms and extortion, said sources.
An HC bench of Justice Abdul Awal passed the order after hearing an appeal filed by Mamun against the conviction in the illegal wealth case.
Mamun's counsel barrister Fakhrul Islam yesterday told The Daily Star that the HC granted the ad interim bail to Mamun till disposal of his appeal, on the ground that the government did not take steps to dispose of the appeal within 90 days of its filing.
According to a ruling of the Supreme Court, the HC can consider bail applications on three grounds including the 90 days provision, he added.
The ACC filed the case against Mamun for his failure to submit his wealth statement to the corruption watchdog that served a notice on him in this regard on February 18 last year.
On June 7 last year, Judge M Ashraf Hossain of a special court set up on the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban premises handed down three years' imprisonment to Mamun for his non-compliance with the ACC requirement.
On July 2 the same year, Mamun filed an appeal with the HC against the conviction.
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