SC stays Tarique Rahman’s 7-year sentence in money laundering case
The bench, led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, passed the order today (10 December), granting permission for appeals against the sentences issued by the High Court in the same case
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed the seven-year prison sentence of the BNP's acting chairperson Tarique Rahman and his friend businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun in a money laundering case.
The apex court bench, led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, passed the order today (10 December), granting permission for appeals against the sentences given by the High Court.
Barrister Kaiser Kamal represented Tarique in court.
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According to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the case stems from allegations of laundering funds to Singapore.
On 17 November, 2013, a Dhaka court acquitted Tarique and sentenced Mamun to seven years in prison in the case. However, the High Court overturned Tarique's acquittal in 2016, sentencing him to seven years in prison and imposing a fine of Tk20 crore.
Earlier, the High Court on 5 December annulled the seven-year prison sentence issued by the trial court against Mamun in this case, acquitting him entirely.
This was the first conviction for Tarique in a case filed during the Awami League regime.
