DIG Mizan pleaded not guilty in graft case
Suspended deputy inspector general of police (DIG) Mizanur Rahman pleaded not guilty after a Dhaka court today read out the charges from the statements of 27 prosecution witnesses, including the complainant of a graft case filed against him.
Mizan's nephew Mahmudul Hasan, a suspended sub-inspector of police, and his brother Mahbubur Rahman, now on bail, also claimed themselves innocent and sought acquittal of the charges.
Mizan, Mahmudul and Mahbubur told the court that they would submit written self-defence statements before the next scheduled date.
Mizan's wife Sohelia Anar Ratna has been absconding since the case was filed against her.
Judge Monjurul Imam of Special Judge's Court-6 of Dhaka then fixed May 24 for arguments from the prosecution in the case.
Earlier, the judge recorded statements of the 27 prosecution witnesses.
On October 20 of 2020, the judge framed charges against Mizan and the three others in the case.
On January 30 of 2020, Deputy Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Monjur Morshed, also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, submitted the charge sheet against the four.
On June 24 of 2019, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed the case with its Integrated District Office in Dhaka against Mizan and three others on charges of amassing over Tk 3 crore beyond known sources of income.
On February 23 last year, Mizan was given three years' imprisonment for giving Tk 40 lakh as bribe to an ACC official.
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