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On Tuesday, the special judge of the Dhaka special judges court number six. Asifuzzaman has filed charges against him and has set October 26 as the date for the presentation of evidence.
The other defendants in the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) case are Mizan’s wife, Sohelia Anar alias Ratma Rahman, younger brother Mahbubur Rahman, and nephew Mahmudul Hasan.
Among them, Mizan and Mahmudul are in jail. Mizan’s wife, Sohelia, his younger brother and Mahbubur are on the run. An arrest warrant was issued against them on February 9.
Earlier, Mizan’s trial in a bribery case also began. The case is under testimony.
Mizan and Mahmudul were presented in court on Tuesday. Lawyer Ehsanul Haque Samaji and Shahinur Rahman appeared for them. Mir Ahmed Ali Salam, on behalf of the ACC, prayed for the formation of charges against the accused.
After the hearing of both parties, the court read the charges brought against the defendants.
Mir Ahmed Ali Salam said in favor of the indictment that Mizan stated that his assets were worth Rs 1.56 million Tk. But it acquired assets beyond its known income of Tk 3.28 crore.
On the other hand, Mizan’s lawyer, Ehsanul Haque Samaji, said: “I did not conclude anything in the asset declaration. And there is no element in the case to form a charge.”
Mahmudul’s lawyer, Shahinur, called for his release, saying: “My client has obtained an income tax certificate as a businessman. There he mentioned itemized income, at the time the income tax department raised no objection.
“Even though the DIG received a notice of assets, my client did not receive a notice. The DIG notice does not apply to Mahmudul. How I became a partner of DIG Mama then (at the time of the incident), he was not a DIG. Section 27 (2), 26 (1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Law and Section 4 (2), 4 (3) of the Money Laundering Law do not go against my client. Therefore, it will be exempt. “
ACC Director Manjur Morshed filed a case against Mizan and four others at ACC’s Integrated District Office (Dhaka-1) on June 24 after investigating allegations of illegal asset acquisition.
In the case, the defendants were charged with acquiring illegal assets worth Tk 3.28 crore and concealing information on assets worth Tk 3.6 crore.
On January 30, ACC Director Manjur Morshed filed a charge sheet against the four.
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