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Shahid Islam Papul, a parliamentarian from the Laxmipur-2 constituency, who was convicted in Kuwait on human trafficking charges, said his lawyer would take a speedy hearing on the ruling on the cancellation of the parliamentary post.
Sheikh Awsafur Rahman, a lawyer for Abul Fayez Bhuiyan, an independent candidate who opposes Papul, confirmed the information to the Bengali Tribune on Saturday (January 30). He said the case is on the agenda for a court hearing in the High Court comprising Judge Govindra Chandra Tagore and Judge Mohammad Ullah. We will appeal to the court on Sunday (January 31) to accept the rule for a speedy hearing. During the hearing, the verdict given to Papul in Kuwait will be shown to the High Court.
Abul Fayez Bhuiyan, an independent candidate from the Laxmipur-2 constituency, filed a public interest order petition in the High Court on August 18, 2020, challenging the legality of Kazi Shahid Islam Papul’s candidacy for giving false information in the electoral affidavit and submitting false educational information. qualification certificate.
In the writ petition, the chairman of Jatiya Sangsad, the chief election commissioner, the secretary of the electoral commission, the secretary of the Parliament Secretariat, the deputy commissioner of Laxmipur and the member of parliament Kazi Shahid Islam Papul were charged.
Following the hearing on the writ of writ, the High Court issued a ruling on August 16, 2020 asking why Shaheed Islam Papul’s deputy post would not be declared vacant. A High Court bench consisting of Judge Obaidul Hasan and Judge AKM Zahirul Haque approved the rule.
A Kuwaiti court sentenced Kazi Shahid Islam Papul, an independent deputy from the Laxmipur-2 constituency, to four years in prison on January 26 for his alleged involvement in money laundering and human trafficking. In addition to imprisonment, Papul was fined 19 lakh Kuwaiti dinars (about 53 crore 21 lakh taka). Kuwait Criminal Court Judge Abdullah Al Osman convicted Deputy Papul.
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Papul was imprisoned for four years and fined 1 million rupees.
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