Verdict in graft case against Lutfozzaman Babar on Tuesday
File photo: Former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar being taken back to jail after Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal 1 sentenced him to death in the August 21 grenade attack case on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 Dhaka Tribune
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Publish : 11 Oct 2021, 07:46 PMUpdate : 11 Oct 2021, 07:46 PM
A Dhaka court will deliver its verdict on Tuesday in a case filed against former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar on charges of amassing illegal wealth to the tune of Tk7.5 crore.
Earlier on October 4, Judge Mohammad Shahidul Islam of Dhaka Special Judges Court 7 set the date after hearing closing arguments of both prosecution and defence in the case.
During the closing hearings, the prosecution told the court that it had been able to prove the charges against Babar, and sought the highest punishment for him.
For their part, defence lawyers sought acquittal of their client claiming that the prosecution had failed to prove the charges against him.
The court on September 21 read out the charges brought against Babar and testimonies of the prosecution witnesses. The court then asked Babar whether or not he wished to plead guilty.
In reply, Babar pleaded not guilty and demanded justice from the court.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case against Babar with Ramna police on January 13, 2008, accusing him of amassing wealth of around Tk7.05 crore illegally.
ACC Deputy Assistant Director Rupok Kumar Saha submitted the charge sheet in the case on July 16, 2008. A Dhaka court on August 12 of the same year indicted Babar in this case.
Babar was arrested from his Gulshan residence on May 28, 2007. He was sentenced to 17 years of imprisonment in an arms case on October 30, 2007.
He was also sentenced to death in the 10-truck arms haul and August 21 grenade attack cases.
Verdict in graft case against Lutfozzaman Babar on Tuesday
A Dhaka court will deliver its verdict on Tuesday in a case filed against former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar on charges of amassing illegal wealth to the tune of Tk7.5 crore.
Earlier on October 4, Judge Mohammad Shahidul Islam of Dhaka Special Judges Court 7 set the date after hearing closing arguments of both prosecution and defence in the case.
During the closing hearings, the prosecution told the court that it had been able to prove the charges against Babar, and sought the highest punishment for him.
For their part, defence lawyers sought acquittal of their client claiming that the prosecution had failed to prove the charges against him.
The court on September 21 read out the charges brought against Babar and testimonies of the prosecution witnesses. The court then asked Babar whether or not he wished to plead guilty.
In reply, Babar pleaded not guilty and demanded justice from the court.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case against Babar with Ramna police on January 13, 2008, accusing him of amassing wealth of around Tk7.05 crore illegally.
ACC Deputy Assistant Director Rupok Kumar Saha submitted the charge sheet in the case on July 16, 2008. A Dhaka court on August 12 of the same year indicted Babar in this case.
Babar was arrested from his Gulshan residence on May 28, 2007. He was sentenced to 17 years of imprisonment in an arms case on October 30, 2007.
He was also sentenced to death in the 10-truck arms haul and August 21 grenade attack cases.