Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya has filed a petition with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court seeking review of an order of the court that scrapped his acquittal in a corruption case.
The SC will fix a date to hear the matter now, said Maya's lawyer Advocate Sayed Ahmed Raja.
The minister also prayed to cancel the SC order saying the High Court's acquittal was right and its judgment was lawful.
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On Sunday, the SC permitted Maya to file the review petition against its order.
On June 14, the apex court cancelled the HC acquittal of the ruling party lawmaker from a 13-year jail sentence in a corruption case.
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On June 13 in 2007, the ACC filed the case against Maya with Sutrapur police station on the charge of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk29 lakh and concealing information about it.
A special court sentenced Maya to 13 years' imprisonment in the case on February 14, 2008.
Maya filed an appeal with the HC challenging the special court's verdict on May 25, 2009.
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After hearing the appeal, an HC bench acquitted the minister of the corruption charges and canceled his conviction.
On June 14, the Appellate Division canceled the HC verdict, saying that the HC had not applied its judicial mind in acquitting Maya of the corruption charges. It asked the HC to hold further hearing and dispose of the appeal filed by Maya challenging the lower court judgment.