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Janata Tower case

PW denies amassing wealth since '82
Chief defence counsel of deposed president Ershad Tuesday completed cross-examination of the No 1 prose cution witness without raising a question on the charges against the accused, reports UNB.
The counsel Khandokar Mahbub Hossain during his four-hour crossings spreading over two days endeavoured to show that K Z Islam is a man without Integrity and that he stood witness against Ershad to safeguard his fortunes, bil lions ol Taka he was favoured to make during 1982-90.
‘It's a total lie’, replied K Z Islam when the defence counsel suggested that his fortune opened up since 1982 and started earning hundreds of crores of Taka, visited abroad hundreds of times to transfer the money, stood as witness to safeguard the wealth he piled up, used as political pawn in this case and taking the advan tage of making white his illegal black money.
"Every bit of my wealth has been declared In my wealth statement and I’ve no prop erty within and without the
country beyond thoac men tioned in the statement which Is open for scrutiny.' said the prosecution witness In reply lo the defence
There was no question from the defence counsel about Islam's deposition that he re cetved Tk 10 crore including Tk 6 .5 crore In cash from Er shad for construction of multi-storied building Janata Tower at Kawran Bazar
Bureau of Antl-corruptlon prosecuted 62-year Genera) Ershad who ruled the country nearly nine years for giving RAJUK land lo Janata Publish ers by abusing power and pay menl of Tk 6.5 crore for con struction of Janata Tower from his possession which Is beyond known sources of his income. Begum Rawshan Ershad. Chairman of Janata Publishers. is one of the 18 co-ac-cuscd tn this case.
Replying lo the defence K Z Islam admitted that his passport was impounded along with sonic other businessmen but It was returned alter 4/5 days He denied that he was off loaded from the plane at Zia International Airport.
Islam admitted one of his Iwo sons from the first wife committed suicide but denied the defence suggestion that the boy had taken to the ex treme course for being deprived of father's property.
"I stood witness to divulge the truth". Islam said when the defence counsel suggested that he came to the court for safeguarding his wealth which can be estimated in billions of Taka.
Sharfuddin Khan Mukul who appeared for Begum Rawshan Ershad also crossed examined the prosecution witness.
Replying to him Islam said he was called to the Bureau of Anti-corruption several days in connection of the case. Subsequently Bureau officials went lo his office and seized lot of documents.