The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has lodged a case against a former judge who acquitted BNP Vice Chairperson Tarique Rahman for amassing illegal wealth.
The accused is Md Motahar Hossain, 67, former judge of Speedy Trial Tribunal-4.
ACC Deputy Director Jalal Uddin Ahmed filed the case on Sunday.
According to the case documents, under Section 27 (1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2004, Motahar committed a punishable offense by procuring assets worth over Tk12.35 lakh outside of his known income.
On November 17, 2013, Tarique Rahman was acquitted in a money laundering case, by Md Motahar Hossain of Dhaka Special Judges Court-3.
Tarique’s friend Gias Uddin Al Mamun was sentenced to prison for seven years and fined Tk40 crore in the same case.
