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Delwar Hossain Sayedee, who was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity, was brought before a special judges court in Dhaka on Monday in an embezzlement and tax evasion case.
Sayedee appeared before a special court of judges at the Alia Madrasa grounds in Old Dhaka around 9:30 am. At that moment, the police took a cautious position around the courtroom.
After hearing the two cases, they took him back to jail around 10:30 am.
Judge Syeda Hosne Ara of Dhaka Special Judge Court 1 was scheduled to testify in the embezzlement case and Mohammad Nazrul Islam, Acting Judge of Special Judge Court 3, for evading taxes.
However, the defendants’ lawyers pleaded for time indicating that they were not prepared for the hearing.
After hearing the embezzlement case, the court granted the request and set December 26 as the next day.
Rafiq Uddin, the state attorney, appealed for time as the witness in the income tax evasion case did not appear in court. The court set January 7 as the next day to take time to testify.
Delwar Hossain Sayedee is the sole defendant in the income tax evasion case. 6 defendants, including Sayedee in money laundering case. The other five defendants are Mohammad Lutful Haque, former director of the Islamic Foundation, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, former chairman of the Mosque Council for Community Advancement, Mia Mohammad Yunus, Bandhujan Parishad chief secretary, Tofazzal Hossain , former president of the Center for Islamic Social Welfare and Mohammad Ali, deputy director of the Islamic Foundation mosque council. Abdul Haq.
Among the accused, Sayedee is in jail. Abul Kalam Azad and Abdul Haq run away. The other three defendants are out on bail.
State attorney Rafiq Uddin said the case was brought to the Delwar Hossain Sayedee court from jail around 9:30 am today. Your attorney heard the case on your behalf. After hearing the two cases, they took him back to jail around 10:30 am. The court set January 8 for the next testimony in the tax evasion case against Delwar Hossain Sayedee.
On the other hand, the court set December 28 to hear the charges against Sayedee and six others in the case of embezzlement of the zakat money. Rabiul Islam, a bench clerk at Dhaka Special Judge Court 1, said the defendant had asked the court for more time to hear the case. Statements were presented against the allegation of the accused by the State. At the end of the hearing, the court set the hearing date.
Sayedee was arrested on June 29, 2010 on charges of insulting religious sentiments. He was subsequently arrested on August 2, accused of crimes against humanity.
In this case, the Appeals Division sentenced Delwar Hossain Sayedee to death on February 17, 2016.
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